HC Deb 26 March 1987 vol 113 c250W
Mr. Gordon Brown

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the figures for community programme places in Scotland in 1986–87, and both provisional and new figures for 1987–88 for Fife and Scotland.

Mr. Lang

The average number of filled places on the community programme in Fife and Scotland during 1986–87, and the corresponding provisional figures for 1987–88, are shown in the table below.

Community Programme—Average Filled Places
Area 1986–87 1987–88
Fife 11,793 1,750
Scotland 130,990 30,910
1 1986–87 average based on April 1986-February 1987.