HC Deb 19 July 1988 vol 137 cc556-7W
Mr. Cousins

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what numbers of trainees completed the training for enterprise programme in each standard region in 1985–86, 1986–87 and 1987–88; how many of these trainees were employees of small firms; how many were in receipt of the enterprise allowance; and how many were on YTS, community programme and other Manpower Services Commission programmes.

Mr. Cope

The information is not available in the form requested. The table shows the number of starts on the training for enterprise scheme.

Starts to the training for enterprise scheme
1985–86 1986–87 1987–88
South East 1,669 7,189 9,918
London 1,105 7,432 12,988
South West 1,190 6,921 11,932
West Midlands 3,531 5,816 8,488
East Midlands 7,201 11,674
Yorkshire and Humberside 2,891 6,210 11,231
North West 5,019 12,263 16,350
Northern 1,890 3,173 7,636
Wales 848 3,851 6,816
Scotland 1,557 6,982 9,986
Great Britain Total 19,700 67,038 107,019

Notes:

(1) Training Commission regions have been used as figures are not recorded by standard region.

(2) Records of completions are not recorded: starts to the scheme have been given.

Information on how many trainees were employees of small firms, how many received the enterprise allowance, and how many trainees on YTS, community programme and other Training Commission programmes were involved in enterprise training, is not held.

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