§ Mr. Andrew F. Bennettasked the Paymaster General what are the projected future numbers of participants (a) in total and (b) by region in the various training and employment measures run by the Manpower Services Commission by each individual scheme and by all schemes.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkThe following tables show the numbers of participants or places planned for 1986–87 on the various training and employment measures run by the Manpower Services Commission. I regret that a regional breakdown is not available for all schemes at this time because plans are presently being prepared. However, where regional figures are available these are shown.
Table 1 Scheme Planned Numbers 1986–87 Adult Training Programmes 292,000 Community Industry 7,000 Places Community Programme 230,000 places* Employment Allowance Scheme 80,000 Voluntary Projects Programme Around 350 projects† Youth Training Scheme 362,000 * From June 1986.
† VPP is planned on a project basis and estimates of future numbers of participants are not available.
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Table 2 Current Regional Targets Region *Community Programme Community Industry Scotland 29,150 1,440 Northern 27,200 975 North West 36,500 1,125 Yorks and Humberside 26,850 1,045 Midlands 40,100 665
Region *Community Programme Community Industry Wales 20,540 825 South West 15,500 200 South East 17,800 100 London 15,120 595 * Targets are for June 1986. A further 1,240 places currently not allocated to regions and are also available for linked experiments.