§ Dr. CunninghamTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many management extension programmes were organised by the Manpower Services Commission in Keswick during 1987; which host firms participated; how many weeks each management extension programme lasted; how many participants found permanent employment within six months of completing their management extension programmes; and how many participants found permanent employment with their host firm.
§ Mr. Cope[holding answer 29 June 1988]: No management extension programmes were organised in Keswick during 1987.
§ Dr. CunninghamTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many people participating in management extension programmes organised by the Manpower Services Commission found employment with their host firms since management extension programmes began.
§ Mr. Cope[holding answer 29 June 1988]: The management extension programme started in 1980. The statistics requested are only available for the years from 1985–86 and are set out below.
Years Persons 1985–86 108 1986–87 138 1987–88 84 Up to September 1987.
§ Dr. CunninghamTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment (1) how many host firms have participated in the management extension programmes organised by the Manpower Services Commission in each year since management extension programmes began;
(2) what is the total number of host firms which have participated in management extension programmes organised by the Manpower Services Commission since management extension programmes began.
§ Mr. Cope[holding reply 29 June 1988]: These statistics are not held centrally, and could only be obtained at a disproportionate cost.
§ Dr. CunninghamTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many management extension programmes organised by the Manpower Services Commission have lasted for 12 weeks for each year since management extension programmes began.
§ Mr. Cope[holding reply 29 June 1988]: This information is not held centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
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§ Mr. CunninghamTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment (1) what was the total number of management extension programmes organised by the Manpower Services Commission in each year since management extension programme began;
(2) how many people have participated in management extension programmes organised by the Manpower Services Commission since management extension programmes began.
§ Mr. Cope[holding reply 29 June 1988]: The total number of people who have participated in management extension programmes in each year since the programme began is
Years Persons 1980–81 50 1981–82 32 1982–83 123 1983–84 493 1984–85 764 1985–86 1,695 1986–87 2,470 1987–88 2,198 A separate programme is organised for each participant in the management extension programme.