HC Deb 23 February 1988 vol 128 c127W
Mr. Illsley

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what percentage of entrants to the job training scheme have obtained a credit or qualification as a direct result of their time on the scheme since its inception.

Mr. Cope

Information on credits or qualifications is not yet available. The Manpower Services Commission has commissioned a follow-up survey which will give information on qualifications. The results should be known in the spring.

Table 1
ILO/OECD unemployed1 looking for work as an employee2 and wanting a full or part-time job or having no preference Spring 1987, thousands
Full-time Part-time No preference
Males Females Males Females Males Females
Great Britain 1,105 431 68 421 127 167
Northern 90 25 * 25 * 12
Yorkshire & Humberside 114 37 * 40 14 15
East Midlands 70 30 * 36 10 *
East Anglia 27 14 * 17 * *
South East 221 104 25 105 21 33
of which Greater London 119 44 * 39 13 13
South West 54 33 * 36 * 13
West Midlands 130 38 * 45 17 22
North West 157 65 * 57 17 23
Wales 73 26 * 21 * *
Scotland 169 58 * 40 21 28
1 People without a job who were available for work and had either looked for work at some time in the last four weeks or were waiting to start a job they had already obtained.
2 People looking for work as self-employed were not asked if they would prefer to work full or part-time.
* Sample size too small for a reliable estimate.

Table 2
unemployed1 persons looking for work as an employee2 and wanting a full or part-time job or having no preference Spring 1987, thousands
Full-time Part-time No preference
Males Females Males Females Males Females
Great Britain 1,106 433 58 368 124 153
Northern 92 26 * 22 4 11
Yorkshire and Humberside 111 37 * 33 14 14
East Midlands 73 31 * 30 * *
East Anglia 27 15 * 13 * *
South East 222 107 21 97 22 31
of which Greater London 117 45 * 36 12 12
South West 52 33 * 31 * 11
West Midlands 128 40 * 36 16 19
North West 155 62 * 55 15 21
Wales 77 24 * 17 * *
Scotland 169 58 * 32 20 24