§ Mr. Nigel GriffithsTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the number of trainees on each employment training scheme operating in Scotland and give the name of each scheme and the total allowances paid on each scheme.
§ Mr. Lang[holding answer 17 May 1989] : Information about the number of people in training with individual training managers employment training in Scotland can be provided only at disproportionate cost. The names and addresses of training managers are held in the "Employment Training Directory of Training Agents and Training Managers", a copy of which is held in the House of Commons Library. Information about the amounts of trainee allowances paid to trainees with individual training managers is not available.
§ Mr. Nigel GriffithsTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many places for trainees has each employment training scheme management agency in Scotland contracted to fill for each month since the inception of the scheme; and what percentage of these places have actually been tilled in each case on a monthly basis.
§ Mr. Lang[holding answer 17 May 1989]: This information could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
§ Mr. Nigel GriffithsTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many cases of fraud his Department has detected among employment training scheme management agencies and employers in Scotland; what sums were involved; and how many prosecutions have proceeded.
§ Mr. Nigel GriffithsTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many employment training scheme management agencies and employers in Scotland have been terminated because of fraud or other malpractice.
§ Mr. Nigel GriffithsTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the steps taken to ensure that employment training scheme management agencies and employers in Scotland do not continue to receive an allowance from his Department after trainees have left the scheme.
§ Mr. Lang[holding answer 17 May 1989]: Claims for training fees submitted by training managers are subject to checks both within Training Agency area offices and at the training manager's premises. The checks include the comparison of claims with individual trainee records and information notified to unemployment benefit offices.