HC Deb 29 July 1988 vol 138 c693W
Mr. McLeish

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give the total number of places on the YTS and community programme in Scotland at the most recent date for which figures are available, broken down by local authority, nationalised industry, public sector, industry and commerce, voluntary sector and health boards.

Mr. Lang

The information is not available in the precise form requested. Figures for authorised places in Scotland at 30 June 1988 for YTS are given in table 1 and for community programme in table 2.

Table 1
YTS: Authorised Places at 30 June 1988
Number
Local authorities and health boards 18,331
Other public sector (including nationalised industries and skillcentres) 1,399
Industry and commerce and other private sector 39,840
Voluntary sector 2,175
61,745

Table 2
Community Programme: Authorised Places at 30 June 1988
Number
Local authorities 20,650
Nationalised industries 130
Private sector 219
Voluntary sector 15,160
Health boards 204
36,363