§ Mr. LeightonTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how much has been spent advertising employment training; and how much this is per filled place.
§ Mr. NichollsA total of approximately £7 million has been spent on advertising employment training in the period July to December 1988. A total of £4.2 million of this was spent in July and August to raise employers' awareness of the importance of training, in readiness for the launch of the programme in September. Following the launch, a further £2.8 million was spent on advertising to potential trainees. So far, there have been 141,000 people training on the programme.