§ Mr. Steelasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many employees in each region of Scotland are funded by the Manpower Services Commission community programme for the Scottish traffic education programme; and whether this road safety project is confined to 14 to 18-year-olds throughout.
§ Mr. RifkindThe information is not available in the precise form requested. The current number of approved and filled places, by employment and enterprise group area, which are funded by the Manpower Services Commission community programme for the Scottish traffic education programme are as shown in the table. This road safety project is indeed directed at 14 to 18-year-olds.
Area Approved places Filled places Ayrshire, Dumfries and Galloway 12 9 Central and Fife 11 10 Glasgow 6 3 Highlands and Islands 12 12 Lanarkshire 120 105 Lothian and Borders 16 12 Renfrewshire, Dunbartonshire, Argyll and Bute 9 6 Tayside and Grampian 33 31 Total 219 188