HC Deb 17 February 1987 vol 110 cc528-9W
Ms. Clare Short

asked the Paymaster General if he will show for each pilot job training scheme area by male-female, by age group (18 to 25 years and 25 years plus) the number of entrants per week and the cumulative total of filled places per week for each week since the programme started.

Mr. Kenneth Clarke

The following table shows for each of the pilot areas from the start of the programme the number of entrants per week and the weekly cumulative totals of trainees in training. The information on breakdown by sex and age group is not available in the form requested, but the second table gives a percentage breakdown for entrants in each area up to 6 February.

Table 1
New JTS-entrants per week1 and weekly cumulative totals of trainees in training2
Week ending
Area 7 November 1986 14 November 1986 21 November 1986 28 November 1986 5 December 1986 12 December 1986
1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2
Dundee — — — — 19 19 — 19 17 36 __ 36
Billingham — — 9 9 12 17 3 20 — 14 16 23
Huddersfield — — — — — — 14 13 11 21 11 31
Preston 6 6 5 11 10 21 15 35 17 44 12 49
Stoke — — 3 3 16 19 14 32 20 52 24 74
Leicester — — — — — — — — — — — —
Port Talbot — — — — — — 30 26 29 54 22 73
Plymouth 3 3 12 15 17 30 1 30 31 58 34 85
Crawley — — — — — — 10 10 11 19 11 28
Ealing — — — — — — 2 2 8 10 2 12

Table 1
New JTS-entrants per week1 and weekly cumulative totals of trainees in training2—continued
Week ending
Area 19 December 1986 9 January 1987 16 Januarv 1987 23 January 1987 30 January 1987 6 February 1987
1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2
Dundee 15 51 — 49 21 70 38 100 13 111 30 136
Billingham 7 28 16 39 13 51 — 51 19 69 18 80
Huddersfield 14 41 19 54 9 62 5 68 18 84 23 99
Preston 22 69 17 81 28 102 6 106 23 124 10 127
Stoke 12 86 15 99 13 107 12 116 20 135 18 148
Leicester — — — — 16 16 18 33 21 50 23 66
Port Talbot 4 76 15 85 15 95 13 98 32 115 43 125
Plymouth — 78 30 104 39 125 32 153 20 170 48 205
Crawley 22 49 18 61 4 65 — 65 19 83 10 94
Ealing 2 14 4 16 9 25 13 32 11 47 8 51

Table 2 New JTS: Percentages of entrants up to 6 February 1987 male/female 18–24 years old and over 25
Area Male Per cent. Female Per cent. Under 25 Per cent. Over 25 Per cent.
Dundee 80 20 58 42
Billingham 71 29 39 61
Huddersfield 65 35 55 45
Preston 81 19 45 55
Stoke 73 27 50 50
Leicester 83 17 40 60
Port Talbot 80 20 48 52
Plymouth 73 27 77 23
Crawley 73 27 16 84
Ealing 62 38 57 43

People not in the labour force who said they had not looked for a job in the four week reference period but would like work and were available to start work within two weeks
Great Britain
Thousands
Men Women Total
Spring 1984 Spring 1985 Spring 1984 Spring 1985 Spring 1984 Spring 1985
Claiming benefits 142 174 79 89 221 263
Not claiming 258 204 771 737 1,029 941
Total of which 400 378 850 826 1,250 1,204