§ Ms. ShortTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will give the ethnic data for youth training scheme trainees as at March and October 1988 separately for each youth training scheme, both local and large company unit, operating in the Birmingham and Solihull, and Coventry and Warwickshire areas.
§ Mr. CopeBecause of the exceptional length of the reply, I am sending the hon. Member the information requested, a copy of which has also been placed in the Library.
1979–80 1987–88 Scheme Number (000s) £ million Number (000s) £ million Youth Opportunities Programme 216 123 — — Training Opportunites Programme 91 229 — — Special Temporary Employment Programme 22 51 — — Community Industry 9 17 9 26 Youth Training Scheme — — 398 1,066 Old Job Training Scheme — — 49 157 New Job Training Scheme — — 99 67 Training For Enterprise — — 108 23 Access to Information Technology — — 22 1 Local Grants to Employers — — 124 131 Self Standing Work Preparation — — 46 — Training Linked to Community Programme — — 41 31 Community Programme — — 269 1,110 Voluntary Projects Programme — — 106 15 Total 338 420 1,271 2,527 1 Does not include local consultancy grants.