HC Deb 21 October 1988 vol 138 cc1037-8W
Mr. Wray

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what is the total cost of all training schemes funded by Her Majesty's Government for each year since 1975.

Mr. Cope

Since 1975, expenditure on training programmes by the Manpower Services Commission, acting on behalf of the Secretary of State for Employment, has been as follows:

£ millions (rounded)
1975–76 172
1976–77 256
1977–78 292
1978–79 374
1979–80 451
1980–81 560
1981–82 749
1982–83 869
1983–84 1,050
1984–85 1,144
1985–86 1,257

£ millions (rounded)
1986–87 1,441
1987–88 1,613

These figures include all related administrative costs, net of receipts.

Mr. Wray

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment (1) what is the total number of people who completed training schemes funded by Her Majesty's Government for each year since 1975;

(2) what percentage of the unemployed attended and completed training courses funded by Her Majesty's Government for each year since 1975.

Mr. Cope

The table shows the number of people in Great Britain who started training courses funded by this Department for each year since 1980. The figures include those who joined courses for a second or subsequent time. Numbers starting training courses prior to 1980 and numbers completing courses could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.

It is not known how many of these trainees were unemployed at the time they began their training course.

Numbers of starts
Year ended March (thousands)
1980 95
1981 92
1982 96
1983 90
1984 480
1985 529
1986 664
1987 875
1988 1912
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