§ Ms. ShortTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many filled places on the following programmes for each standard region, including Greater London, there were at the end of each month from February to May inclusive: community programme, enterprise allowance scheme, YTS, young workers' scheme, job release scheme, jobshare scheme, new job training scheme and jobstart allowance.
§ Mr. CopeThe information by standard region is as follows:
(a) Community programme1 February 1988 March 1988 April 1988 May 1988 South East 10,263 10,104 9,889 9,624 London 14,117 14,217 14,259 14,274 South West 14,576 14,401 14,120 13,783 West Midlands 26,127 25,643 25,433 25,038 East Midlands and Eastern 17,065 16,894 16,605 16,340 Yorkshire and Humberside 26,030 25,927 25,561 25,140 North West 36,279 36,351 36,036 35,453 Northern 28,182 28,277 28,200 28,055 Wales 19,816 19,865 19,668 19,688 Scotland 30,971 31,052 31,344 31,033 1 Excluding Charities.
(b) Enterprise Allowance Scheme February 1988 March 1988 April 1988 May 1988 London and South East 21,915 23,232 22,968 22,858 South West 9,944 9,893 9,857 9,933 West Midlands 9,316 9,229 9,173 9,029 East Midlands and Eastern 10,167 9,001 8,957 9,116 Yorkshire and Humberside 9,025 9,032 8,951 8,950 North West 14,193 14,205 14,073 14,155 Northern 5,097 5,152 5,140 5,197 Wales 5,810 5,854 5,851 5,799 Scotland 8,643 8,710 8,603 8,571 760W
(c) Youth Training Scheme2 February 1988 March 1988 April 1988 May 1988 South East 42,250 41,260 40,570 40,320 London 20,550 20,220 20,110 20,180 South West 31,150 30,280 29,680 29,590 West Midlands 46,570 44,900 44,200 44,080 East Midlands and Eastern 46,430 45,220 44,640 44,970 Yorkshire and Humberside 43,410 42,270 41,920 42,500 North West 59,980 58,370 56,560 56,660 Northern 28,570 27,720 27,090 27,180 Wales 23,160 22,510 22,340 22,600 Scotland 45,340 44,520 43,260 43,300 2 Adjusted figures to take account of late notification of young people leaving the scheme.
(d) The New Workers Scheme3 February 1988 March 1988 South East 725 529 London 194 194 South West 1,178 e1,075 West Midlands 2,424 2,338 East Midlands and Eastern 1,449 1,053 Yorkshire and Humberside e2,059 e1,845 North West 4,099 3,852 Northern e1,748 e1,548 Wales 1,860 e1,697 Scotland 1,990 1,739 April 1988 May 1988 London and South East 517 384 Wales and South West 2,538 2,358 East Midlands/Eastern and West Midlands 3,016 2,743 Yorkshire and Humberside and Northern 3,071 2,752 North West 3,408 3,031 Scotland 1,524 1,341 3 The new workers scheme replaced the young workers scheme in April 1986. Figures are for employees being supported at specified time. Figures for February/March and April/May are shown separately due to a change in the way that the figures are collected. e = estimate
(e) The Job Release Scheme February 1988 March 1988 April 1988 May 1988 South East 2,016 1,874 43,149 42,977 London 930 865 — — South West 1,632 1,548 1,384 1,303 West Midlands 1,938 1,834 1,660 53,277 East Midlands and Eastern 2,930 2,783 1,780 — Yorks and Humberside 3,035 2,891 2,611 2,496 North West 3,175 3,025 2,506 2,600 Northern 788 747 910 638 Wales 684 652 594 559 Scotland 1,422 1,319 1,163 1,089 4 Figures are for London and the South East 5 Figures are for the West Midlands, East Midlands and Eastern
February 1988 March 1988 (f) Jobshare6 South East 22 18 London 3 2 South West 26 25 West Midlands 47 46 East Midlands and Eastern 74 72 Yorks and Humberside 194 189 North West 288 257 Northern 58 54 Wales 87 90 Scotland 34 30 761W
April 1988 May 1988 London and South East 15 16 Wales and South West 115 111 East Midlands/Eastern and West Midlands 121 111 Yorks and Humberside and Northern 234 207 North West 263 188 Scotland 31 28 6 Figures are for employees being supported at specified time and due to a change in the way that the figures are collected they are shown separately for February/March and April/May.
(g) The New Job Training Scheme7 February 1988 March 1988 April 1988 May 1988 South East 2,849 3,010 3,056 — London 3,283 3,547 3,123 — South West 2,126 2,398 2,462 — West Midlands 3,051 3,467 3,183 — East Midlands and Eastern 2,814 2,833 2,863 — Yorkshire and Humberside 4,168 4,329 4,275 — North West 3,716 4,097 4,159 — Northern 2,097 2,339 2,590 — Wales 1,351 1,390 1,469 — Scotland 2,828 3,025 3,055 — 7 Figures for May are not yet available.
(h) The Jobstart Allowance8 February 1988 March 1988 April 1988 May 1988 London and South East 173 171 164 153 South West 114 102 92 88 West Midlands 391 367 311 305 East Midlands and Eastern 328 276 239 216 Yorkshire and Humberside 399 396 342 324 North West 741 712 599 537 Northern 252 253 252 248 Wales 246 253 213 204 Scotland 344 332 363 355 8 The figures relate to the number of people actually in receipt of the allowance at a given date.