§ Mr. McLeishTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will provide figures for 1985 to 1989 inclusive for each standard region and for Scotland and Wales of the number of sheltered placement scheme places(a) approved and (b) occupied.
§ Mr. LeeThe information is not available in the form requested. The following table provides information on numbers of places occupied in each employment service region against the number each region had authority to fill in 1986–87, 1987–88 and 1988–89 financial years. Occupancy figures as at the end of financial year 1985–86 are also given. Regions were not given a specified number of places to fill until 1986–87.
estimated expenditure nationally and by employment service regions. Boundary changes arising from the establishment of the employment service in October 1987 means that direct comparison at the regional level should be avoided between the years 1985–87 and 1987–89. Information on expenditure for 1989–90 and beyond is not available.
sheltered placement scheme in each of the years 1985–86 to 329W 1988–89 inclusive; and what is the estimated number of places in each or the years 1989–90, 1990–91 and 1991–92 for each of the standard regions, Scotland and Wales.
§ Mr. LeeThe information is not available in the form requested. The following table sets out the number of
Employment Service region Places occupied at 31 March 1986 Places occupied at 31 March 1987 Places occupied at 31 March 1988 Places occupied at 31 March 1989 Estimated places occupied at 31 March 1990 South East 448 476 650 21,263 21885 London 124 168 259 South West 311 376 472 616 826 West Midlands >1306 328 450 586 739 East Midlands and Eastern 359 479 590 785 Yorkshire and Humberside 134 209 306 408 586 North West 219 300 376 482 676 Northern 58 72 99 183 297 Wales 88 149 240 312 428 Scotland 146 247 389 516 643 Total 1834 2,684 3,720 4,956 36,865 1 The figure of 306 occupied places relates to the whole of the former Midlands Region 2 The figures of 1,529 and 1,263 relate to the now combined London and South East Region 3 A further 35 places have still to be allocated.