HC Deb 06 December 1988 vol 143 cc136-7W
23. Mr. Paice

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will make a statement on the progress of the employment training scheme.

Mr. Nicholls

Employment training is making very good progress indeed and interest amongst long-term unemployed people remains high. By 25 November there were already 91,500 people training with training managers.

34. Mr. Riddick

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment if any individual trade unions have expressed an interest in co-operating with employment training; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Nicholls

A number of trade unions and many individual trade unionists are helping to make employment training successful. I welcome this positive co-operation in helping longer-term unemployed people back into work.

40. Mr. Ieuan Wyn Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will give the number of places taken up on the employment training programme.

Mr. Nicholls

At 25 November there were 91,500 people training on employment training.

79. Mr. Summerson

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he has any plans to meet the general secretary of the trades union council to discuss adult training; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Nicholls

I refer my hon. Friend to the reply given earlier to my hon. Friends the Members for Sheffield, Hallam (Mr. Patnick) and for Thurrock (Mr. Janman).

89. Mr. Harris

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many inquiries the Training Commission has received from the public about the employment training scheme; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Nicholls

The Training Agency has received a large number of inquiries about employment training. There has been considerable interest in the programme by unemployed people, and by 25 November 91,500 people were already training with training managers.

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