§ Mr. LeightonTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what percentage of the client group are on employment training at the latest available date.
§ Mr. NichollsIt is not possible to estimate the total number of people in the employment training client group. However, in October 1988 some 1,143,000 claimants aged 18 to 60 had been unemployed for over six months. There are currently some 97,000 people on employment training.
§ Mr. LeightonTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment whether Lloyds Bank, Midland Bank, the Ford Motor Co., British Airways, British Gas, British Coal and Marks and Spencer are participating in employment training.
§ Mr. NichollsThe companies listed are not yet involved in employment training as training managers or training agents, although they may be providing places to other training managers. Marks and Spencer, British Coal, British Gas and the Ford Motor Co. are in the process of consultation with the Training Agency about becoming involved in employment training as training managers or as placement providers.
A full list of training agents and training managers will be published in January, although details of employers who are involed in employment training as placement providers will not be included.
§ Mr. LeightonTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment whether the London borough of Wandsworth is taking part in employment training.
§ Mr. NichollsThe London borough of Wandsworth is providing support for the Wandsworth Training Consortium which is operating as a training manager.