Employment Training

HC Deb 13 December 1988 vol 143 cc485-6W

Mr. David Marshall

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many(a) young males and (b) young females are unemployed in (i) Scotland, (ii) Strathclyde region, (iii) Glasgow district and (iv) Shettleston constituency; and how many unfilled YTS places are available to (1) young males and (2) young females in each of these areas.

Mr. Lang

The number of male and female unemployed claimants under the age of 18 on 13 October 1988 (the latest date for which information is available) in each of the areas requested is shown in the table.

Unemployed claimants under 18
Area	Males	Females	Total
Scotland	617	444	1,061
Strathclyde region	325	227	552
Glasgow district	130	109	239
Shettleston parliamentary constituency	15	10	25

On 5 December 1988 (the latest date for which an overall Scottish total is available) there were 13,000 unfilled YTS places.

Separate details of unfilled YTS places for individual constituencies are not available and the latest date for which a detailed breakdown of the number of unfilled places is available is 4 November 1988. On that date, the numbers of unfilled YTS places were as follows:

	Number
Scotland	12,227
Strathclyde region	5,072
Glasgow (training agency area office)	2,000

Places on YTS are open to both male and female, as the training agency is fully committed to equal opportunities.

Mr. Leighton

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many trainees are on employment training in Scotland.

Mr. Lang

There were 19,818 trainees participating in employment training in Scotland at 7 December 1988.

Mr. McLeish

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many approved YTS places are available in Scotland; and how many of those aged 16 and 17 years were on YTS on the latest date for which information is available.

Mr. Lang

At 31 October 1988, the latest date for which complete information is available, there were 63,463 YTS places in Scotland, of which 13,425 were unfilled. On the same date 50,038 young people were on YTS. A small number of 18-year-olds are included in this figure as it is not possible to exclude these without disproportionate cost to the Department.