§ Mr. Alfred MorrisTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list the total numbers of people who completed courses at employment rehabilitation centres in each of the last five years for which figures are available; and what percentage in each year subsequently(a) obtained employment or (b) entered a course of training.
§ Mr. NichollsThe total number of people who completed courses with the employment rehabilitation service in each of the last five years was as follows:
Number 1984–85 12,000 1985–86 13,440 1986–87 14,790 1987–88 16,000 1988–89 26,000 The percentage in each year who either obtained employment or entered a course of training was as follows:
Employment/Community Programme Training/YTS 1984–85 29 9 1985–86 34 10 1986–87 39 10 1987–88 41 10 1988–891 40 17 1 1 April—31 August 1988 only.
§ Mr. Alfred MorrisTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what was the average length of attendance at employment rehabilitation centres in each of the last five years; and what was the average per capita cost to his Department.
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§ Mr. NichollsThe average length of attendance on courses run by the employment rehabilitation service in each of the last five years and the average per capita cost to the Department was as follows:
Average length of attendance Average per capita cost £ 1984–85 35 days 2,287 1985–86 32 days 2,214 1986–87 32 days 2,332 1987–88 30 days 1,250 1988–891 17 days 2886 1 1 April—31 August 1988 only 2 Provisional figure.
§ Mr. Alfred MorrisTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what was the total expenditure on employment rehabilitation centres in each of the last.five years for which figures are available; and what percentage in each year was received in grants from the European social fund.
§ Mr. NichollsAs far as expenditure figures for the employment rehabilitation service are concerned I refer to the reply given to the hon. Member for Liverpool, West Derby (Mr. Wareing) on Wednesday 24 May 1989 at column576.
European social fund claims made in report of the employment rehabilitation service resulted in the following grants to HM Government:
£ 1984 6,144,397 1985 8,358,625 1986 2,710,925 1987 3,193,687 1988 2,667,794