HC Deb 18 May 1989 vol 153 cc302-3W
Ms. Short

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many people in the age group 16 to 19 inclusive were(a) full-time employees in employment, (b) part-time employees in employment, (c) self employed, (d) not included above and on YOP, YTS, CP, or JTS or (e) not included in the above and undertaking full-time education or training, from spring 1984 for each year to spring 1988.

Mr. Cope

Available estimates from labour force surveys are as shown in the following table:

1 Training Agency accident figures include accidents to trainees in educational establishments and road traffic accidents which would not have been reportable to the Health and Safety Executive had the individuals been employed.
2 Major injuries are classified according to the severity criteria laid down in the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1985.

Table B provides the figures of YTS placements closed or not accepted for the quarters 1 October 1988 to 31 December 1988 and 1 January 1989 to 31 March 1989.

Table B
Closure and non acceptance of YTS placements 1 October 1988 to 31 December 1988 and 1 January 1989 to 31 March 1989
1 October 1988 to 31 December 1988 1 January 1989 to 31 December 1989
Placements Closed 36 39
Placements not accepted 14 19

Ms. Short

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many YTS trainees had contracts of employment by Training Agency region, by male and female, at the most recent date, and at one year previously.

31 December 1987 31 December 1988
Region Female Male Female Male
Scotland 1,451 4,478 1,759 5,594
Northern 981 2,055 1,217 2,672
North West 2,966 6,690 3,402 8,822
Yorkshire and Humberside 2,503 3,936 3,543 6,437
West Midlands 1,509 3,696 2,488 6,261
Wales 412 1,886 720 2,371
South West 1,202 4,055 1,560 5,569
South East 1,846 7,882 2,553 10,246
London 778 4,210 1,693 5,630
East Midlands and East Anglia 2,280 5,955 3,189 8,087
TOTAL 15,428 41,147 21,524 61,689

Ms. Short

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list by male and female from the most recent YTS leavers survey those trainees leaving the scheme by destination classed as(a) full-time work with same employer, (b) full-time work with a different employer, (c) full-time education course, (d) another YTS, (e) other and (f) unemployment; and what is the percentage of early leavers.

Mr. Cope

The results of the YTS follow-up survey are available in the House of Commons Library.

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