§ Mr. FatchettTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list the numbers of young people who have obtained full-time jobs on leaving YTS schemes in the Kensington constituency for each of the past three years; and what percentage this is of all those who have completed YTS schemes during that period; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. CopeFigures for the Kensington constituency are not available. The table gives details of leavers from YTS schemes in the royal borough of Kensington and Chelsea and nationally. The figures have been obtained from the 100 per cent. postal follow-up surveys of young people three months after leaving YTS schemes.
Per cent, in full time work Kensington and Chelsea Per cent, in full-time work Great Britain April 1985 to March 1986 53 53 April 1986 to March 1987 63 60 April 1987 to December 1987 56 51 In Kensington and Chelsea, as in the country as a whole, large numbers of trainees also leave YTS for further education and training.
§ Mr. FatchettTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many people have been on YTS schemes in the Kensington parliamentary constituency for each of the past three years; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. CopeThe number of people who have been on YTS schemes in the royal borough of Kensington and Chelsea for the past three years is: 319W
Number 1985–86 30 1986–87 102 1987–88 154 I am pleased to see that an increasing number of young people are entering work via a structured training programme in this area.