Training Schemes (Hansard, 10 March 1989)

§ Mr. Paice
To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what is the total Government expenditure on all Government-funded training schemes for each year since 1970, at 1988 prices.

§ Mr. Cope
The Manpower Services Commission was established in 1974 and expenditure figures can be provided only from the financial year 1974–75 onwards.
The total expenditure on training schemes by the Manpower Services Commission, and the Training Commission at 1988 prices was as follows:

£ million

1974–75 318.5

1975–76 468.2

1976–77 598.1

1977–78 625.3

1978–79 728.6

1979–80 735.1

1980–81 810.4

1981–82 981.7

1982–83 1,087.8

1983–84 1,249.0

1984–85 1,283.5

1985–86 1,352.7

1986–87 1,491.5

1987–88 1,613.1

§ Mrs. Fyfe
To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what steps he intends to take to ensure that training schemes offer training and do not consist of simple labouring.

§ Mr. Cope
All YTS and employment training follows a laid-down design framework; trainees are wherever possible offered the opportunity to obtain recognised vocational qualifications; and staff of my Department's Training Agency, including the training standards advisory service, oversee the provision.

§ Mrs. Fyfe
To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what opportunities are offered by training agencies in Glasgow to udertake training in landscape gardening.

§ Mr. Cope
At present in Glasgow there are 146 training opportunities available in landscape gardening under YTS and 393 under employment training.

	£ million
1974–75	318.5
1975–76	468.2
1976–77	598.1
1977–78	625.3
1978–79	728.6
1979–80	735.1
1980–81	810.4
1981–82	981.7
1982–83	1,087.8
1983–84	1,249.0
1984–85	1,283.5
1985–86	1,352.7
1986–87	1,491.5
1987–88	1,613.1