§ Mr. MeacherTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what has been the number of persons(a) entering and (b) leaving the employment training programme since its inception (i) for each month and (ii) cumulatively.
§ Mr. NichollsThe informal ion required is given in the following table.
Employment Training entrants and leavers Entrants Leavers (estimated) September 21,500 1,000 October 31,100 5,000 November 35,200 7,000 December 28,900 7,000 January 36,700 11,000 February 43,800 19,000 March 42,200 26,000 April 36,300 n/a Cumulative total 274,900 76,000 n/a—Not available.
Note: The total of the monthly entrants figures does not equal the cumulative total because of rounding and later adjustments.
§ Mr. McLeishTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what was the total number of employment training places available on Ile latest date for which information is available in Scotland.
§ Mr. Lang[holding answer 19 May 1989]: I have been asked to reply.
In May 1989 there were 34,900 contracted employment training places in Scotland.
§ Mr. McLeishTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what was the total number of employment training places occupied on the latest available date for which information is available in Scotland.
§ Mr. Lang[holding answer 19 May 1989]: I have been asked to reply.
On 12 May 1989 there were 22,000 people participating in employment training in Scotland.