HC Deb 18 July 1989 vol 157 cc147-9W
10. Mr. Parry

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what information he has about the number of ET placements in the north-west region.

Mr. Nicholls

We estimate that over 21,200 people on employment training in the north-west region are on placements with employers or projects on any one day.

18. Mr. Jack Thompson

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what information he has about the number of ET placements in the northern region.

Mr. Nicholls

We estimate that over 17,700 people on employment training in the northern region are on placements with employers or projects on any one day.

56. Ms. Armstrong

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment whether he has any plans to review payments to trainees on Employment Training.

Mr. Nicholls

I refer the hon. Member to the reply given to the hon. Member for Lewisham, Deptford (Ms. Ruddock) on 20 June 1989 at column113.

74. Mr. Allen McKay

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what information he collects as a result of participation on ET schemes; and if he will give a breakdown for the Yorkshire and Humberside region.

Mr. Nicholls

A range of information is collected to enable the Training Agency to manage employment training effectively. The main information about ET entrants and trainees in the Yorkshire and Humberside region is given in the tables.

Employment Training—Northern region Programme information
Category Latest information Numbers
Filled places at training managers 30 June 23,000
Starts at training managers 30 June 36,600
Referrals from Employment Service to training agents 30 June 77,300
Action plans completed at training agents 30 June 47,200
Contracted places as at May 28,500
Estimated project placements as at 30 June 12,200
Estimated employer placements as at 30 June 5,500
Child care allowances during April 28 April 253

Table 2
Employment Training—Yorkshire and Humberside region Trainee characteristics April 1989
Category Latest information Percentage
Sex April
Male 71
Female 29
Duration of Unemployment April
0–5 months 25
6–12 months 33
13–23 months 11
24 months+ 30
Ethnic Origin1 April
1 89

Category Latest information Percentage
2 2
3 4
4 1
5 3
PWD2 cumulative 5 September to 31 March 10
1 Ethnic origin.
1 - White.
2 - Black/African/Caribbean.
3 - Indian/Pakistan/Bangladeshi/Sri Lankan.
4 - None of these.
5 - I prefer not to say.
2 PWD - People with disabilities. Those trainees answering whether they had a long-term health problem or disability which affected the type of work they could do.
.. =less than 0.5 per cent.
Percentages may not sum to 100 because of rounding.

89. Mr. Rowe

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will make a statement on the progress of employment training.

Mr. Nicholls

There are 194,000 people currently in training throughout the country which is a tremendous achievement after only 10 months of operation.

90. Ms. Mowlam

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what information he collects as a result of participation on ET schemes; and if he will give a breakdown for the northern region.

Mr. Nicholls

A range of information is collected to enable the Training Agency to manage employment training effectively. The main information about ET entrants and trainees in the northern region is given in the tables.

Table 1
Employment training—Northern region Programme information
Category Latest information Numbers
Filled places at training managers 30 June 23,000
Starts at training managers 30 June 36,600
Referrals from Employment Service to training agents 30 June 77,300
Action Plans completed at training agents 30 June 47,200
Contracted places as at May 28,500
Estimated project placements as at 30 June 12,200
Estimated employer placements as at 30 June 5,500
Child Care Allowances during April 28 April 253

Employment training—Yorks and Humberside region Trainee characteristics April 1989
Category Latest Information Percentage age
Sex April
Males 71
Females 29
Duration of Unemployment April
0–5 months 25
6–12 months 33
13–23 months 11
24 months+ 30
Ethnic Origin1 April 89
1 2

Category Latest Information Percentage age
2 4
3 4
4 1
5 3
PWD2 cumulative 5 September to 31 March 10

Notes:

1 Ethnic origin

1—White

2—Black/African/Caribbean

3—Indian/Pakistan/Bangladeshi/Sri Lankan

4—None of these

5—I prefer not to say

2 PWD—People with disabilities. Those trainees answering whether they had a long-term health problem or disability which affected the type of work they could do.

=.. less than 0.5 per cent.

Percentages may not sum to 100 because of rounding.

92. Mr. Flynn

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what are the latest figures on the percentage of workers on employment training who have received the £200 bonus.

Mr. Nicholls

Information is not available about the number of people on Employment Training who have received a training bonus of £200.