§ Ms. ShortTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what is(a) the total number and (b) the percentage of YTS sponsors who contract-out their training, at the latest available date and at equivalent dates for each year since the scheme started.
§ Mr. CopeThe surveys of YTS providers conducted in June-August 1984 and January-February 1986 provide estimates of the numbers of schemes in which any or all of the off-the-job training is contracted out and of the proportions they represent of all YTS schemes. This information is:
Schemes wiih off-the-job training contracted out 1984 survey 1986 survey Per cent. Per cent. Some or all contracted out 4,100 (71) 4,100 (74) All contracted out 1,400 (24) 1,300 (24)