Employment Training (Hansard, 26 May 1989)

§ Mr. McLeish

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what was the total number of people employed who were receving training in the appropriate survey period from the labour force survey and as a

Employees of working age¹ receiving job-related training by age and region
Spring estimates, Thousands and per cent.
	1984	1985	1986	1987	³1988
	Employees receiving job related training²	As percentage of all employees	Employees receiving job related training²	As percentage of all employees	Employees receiving job related training²	As percentage of all employees	Employees receiving job related training²	As percentage of all employees	Employees receiving job related training²	As percentage of all employees
	(000's)	(per cent.)	(000's)	(per cent.)	(000's)	(per cent.)	(000's)	(per cent.)	(000's)	(per cent.)
Northern region
16 to 19	20	24.6	23	31.1	21	27.5	24	30.3	22	28.1
20 to 24	16	11.5	21	14.3	25	17.6	29	19.9	28	17.6
25 to 34	26	10.1	26	10.3	32	12.4	32	12.1	29	10.9
35 to 49	27	7.5	20	5.6	33	8.6	43	10.8	42	10.7
50 to 64	⁴—	⁴—	⁴—	⁴—	⁴—	⁴—	⁴—	⁴—	14	6.9
Yorkshire and Humberside region
16 to 19	34	23.9	37	26.3	34	24.5	29	21.8	34	24.5
20 to 24	27	11.2	32	13.4	42	17.1	38	16.4	36	15.3
25 to 34	46	11.4	35	8.8	43	10.2	53	12.4	65	14.4
35 to 49	36	6.0	46	7.3	46	7.5	58	9.3	71	10.9
50 to 64	10	2.8	15	4.3	13	3.9	16	4.8	18	5.6
East Midlands region
16 to 19	22	18.4	28	23.9	32	26.1	26	22.0	26	22.0