§ Mr. LeightonTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what assessment he has made of the reasons for the current rate of take up of the child care payments in the 10 pilot programme areas.
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Average hourly earnings of full-time employees on adult rates excluding overtime, in April of each year Pay not affected by absence; Pence per hour In cash terms In real terms 1985 1986 1987 1985 1986 1987 Full-time males South East 507. 0 553.6 607.9 544.6 577.0 607.9 East Anglia 410.9 443.7 477.5 441.3 462.5 477.5 South West 422.0 455.1 491.4 453.3 474.4 491.4 West Midlands 418.7 454.8 482.1 449.7 474.0 482.1 East Midlands 401.0 439.7 496.6 430.7 458.3 469.6 Yorkshire and Humberside 417.3 441.4 470.5 448.2 460.1 470.5 North West 434.0 464.0 497.8 466.2 483.6 497.8 North 419.9 451.1 482.0 451.0 470.2 482.0 Part-time males South East 418.2 422.1 427.6 449.2 440.0 427.6 East Anglia ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ South West ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ West Midlands ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ East Midlands ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ Yorkshire and Humberside ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ North West ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ North ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ Full-time females South East 370.3 403.6 438.1 397.7 420.7 438.1 East Anglia 299.0 328.8 345.3 321.2 342.7 345.3 South West 316.2 342.1 361.2 339.6 356.6 361.2 West Midlands 313.6 340.0 361.6 336.8 354.4 361.6 East Midlands 298.5 327.6 342.6 320.6 341.5 342.6 Yorkshire and Humberside 307.8 323.1 346.1 330.6 336.8 346.1 North West 323.3 349.9 363.2 347.3 364.7 363.2 North 311.3 334.2 359.2 334.4 348.3 359.2 Part-time females South East 281.7 300.8 323.8 302.6 313.5 323.8 East Anglia 260.5 272.9 286.5 279.8 284.4 286.5 South West 246.6 267.8 280.5 264.9 279.1 280.5 West Midlands 252.6 266.5 284.9 271.3 277.8 284.9 East Midlands 240.3 264.0 280.7 258.1 275.2 280.7 Yorkshire and Humberside 247.5 263.2 284.1 265.8 274.3 284.1
§ Mr. CopeUnder the pilot scheme in 10 areas, child care payments were made available for lone parents who are eligible for the new job training scheme. People who are registered as unemployed for more than six months are eligible for the new job training scheme, but those, including lone parents who are on benefits, who are not registered as unemployed, are not eligible.
The employment training programme, which will replace the new job training scheme from September, will extend child care payments for lone parents, on these terms, nationally. In addition, we have announced that lone parents, all of whose children are in full-time education, and who have received income support on DHSS order books for at least six months, will be eligible for the programme and for child care payments.