HC Deb 28 April 1987 vol 115 c79W
Mr. Pike asked

the Paymaster General how many people in (a) Burnley and (b) Pendle entered the YTS in 1985; what was the placement percentage; and how many completed the scheme.

Mr. Lee

The table shows the available information.

Percentages, January each year, Great Britain
1981 1982 19831 19841 1985 1986
16-year-olds2
Total population of which: 100 100 100 100 100 100
(a) in full-time education or YTS-YOP or unemployed3 65 74 80 82 84 84
(b) other: mainly employed outside YTS4 35 26 20 18 16 16
17-year-olds2
Total population of which: 100 100 100 100 100 100
(a) in full-time education or YTS-YOP or unemployed3 45 51 56 54 52 52
(b) other: mainly employed outside YTS4 55 49 44 46 48 48
18-year-olds2
Total population of which: 100 100 100 100 100 100
(a) in full-time education or YTS-YOP or unemployed3 30 35 39 38 37 36
(b) other: mainly employed outside YTS4 70 65 61 62 63 64
1 YTS was introduced in April 1983.
2 Ages as at preceding 31 August.
3 Registered unemployed for 1981 and 1982, claimant unemployed for 1983 and thereafter.
4 Mainly those in employment (outside YTS) but including those who were neither employed nor seeking work (eg, because of domestic responsibilities). Also including the unregistered unemployed before 1983 and from 1983 those seeking work but not claiming benefit. This group is obtained by subtracting from the total population of the age group those estimated to be in full-time education or YTS-YOP and the unemployed.