§ Ms. ShortTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment for each of Training Agency's areas within Greater London, Birmingham and Greater Manchester, what are the latest available monthly statistics since September 1988, showing for each month(a) the number of referrals to employment training from Restart interviews, (b) the number of employment training action plans completed, (c) the number of starts with employment training training managers, (d) the number of employment training filled places, and (e) the number of profiled or contracted employment training places.
§ Mr. NichollsAs the information requested is contained in a number of tables I will write to the hon. Member and place a copy of my letter in the Library.
§ Ms. ShortTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment for each of the Training Agency's areas within Greater London, Birmingham and Greater Manchester, what are the latest available statistics for employment training showing the number of trainees in each monthly period who(a) have entered employer-based work placements and the cumulative total of how many are in employer placements at the latest available date and (b) the number of trainees in each monthly period who entered project-based work placements and the cumulative total of how many are in project-based placements at the latest available date.
§ Mr. NichollsReliable statistics on the number of trainees on employer and project placements are not currently available at an area office level.
§ Mr. Tony LloydTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many employment training places, at the latest available date, in each Training Agency area have been filled with starts with training managers; and what percentage that is in each case of total employment training places contracted in each training agency area, for the latest available four months.
§ Mr. Nicholls[holding answer 23 October 1989]: The figures are given in the following table.
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Table 1 Number of employment training places: June-September 1989 Area office June July August Sept. South East Region Berkshire and Oxfordshire 1,267 1,544 1,502 1,603 Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire 1,729 2,152 2,027 2,234 Essex 1,750 2,194 2,144 2,238 Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2,260 2,898 2,836 2,793 Kent 2,060 2,536 2,476 2,422 Surrey 499 594 610 752 Sussex 1,926 2,618 2,652 2,759 London Region Inner London North 6,054 6,362 6,434 6,986 Inner London South 3,302 3,485 3,429 3,556 London East 2,338 2,519 2,523 2,502 London North 3,704 3,772 3,922 4,180 London South 1,759 1,698 1,598 1,798 London West 1,186 1,152 1,086 1,186 South West Region Avon 2,675 2,616 2,567 2,841 Devon and Cornwall 5,654 5,696 5,706 5,681 243W
Area office June July August Sept. Dorset and Somerset 1,889 1,907 1,769 1,909 Gloucester and Wiltshire 1,568 1,563 1,529 1,604 West Midlands Region Birmingham and Solihull 7,677 7,894 8,151 8,119 Coventry and Warwickshire 2,674 2,768 2,777 2,831 Dudley and Sandwell 2,907 2,937 3,020 3,029 Staffordshire 3,635 3,693 3,698 3,513 The Marches, Hereford/ Worcester 2,702 2,781 2,865 2,908 Wolverhampton and Walsall 3,161 3,141 3,129 3,004 East Midlands and Eastern Region Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire 1,703 1,759 1,736 1,793 Derbyshire 2,962 3,089 3,157 3,072 Leicestershire and Northamptonshire 2,830 3,000 3,105 3,297 Lincolnshire 1,389 1,475 1,519 1,483 Norfolk and Suffolk 3,230 3,272 3,329 3,333 Nottinghamshire 3,428 3,779 3,911 3,907 Yorkshire and Humberside Region Bradford, Calderdale and Kirklees 4,590 4,616 4,630 4,561 Humberside 5,231 5,214 5,187 5,040 North Yorkshire and Leeds 4,494 4,404 4,397 4,632 Sheffield and Rotherham 5,492 5,475 5,515 5,575 Wakefield, Doncaster and Barnsley 5,389 5,496 5,390 5,368 North West Region Cheshire 3,192 3,405 3,330 3,227 Cumbria 1,399 1,524 1,518 1,563 Lancashire 4,202 4,201 4,489 4,464 Central Manchester 4,136 4,327 4,060 4,136 Greater Manchester North 2,810 2,983 2,963 2,899 Greater Manchester East 2,560 2,642 2,433 2,546 Merseyside 9,266 9,882 9,885 10,249 Northern Region Cleveland 6,312 6,448 6,500 6,375 County Durham 5,535 5,732 5,884 5,854 Northumberland, North Tyneside and Newcastle 4,607 4,878 4,929 5,249 Sunderland, South Tyneside and Gateshead 6,531 6,793 6,875 6,740 Wales Dyfed and West Glamorgan 4,404 4,613 4,607 4,749 Gwent 2,237 2,344 2,410 2,552 Gwynned, Clwyd and Powys 3,222 3,620 3,654 3,889 Mid and South Glamorgan 4,957 5,186 5,289 5,285 Scotland Ayrshire, Dumfries and Galloway 3,144 3,182 3,239 3,431 Central and Fife 2,870 2,891 2,794 2,884 Glasgow City 4,739 4,807 5,042 5,304 Grampian and Tayside 2,522 2,516 2,598 2,655 Highlands and Islands 993 1,149 1,133 1,175 Lanarkshire 2,628 2,697 2,971 2,901 Lothian and Borders 3,492 3,549 3,590 3,542 Renfrew, Dumbarton and Argyll 2,817 2,941 3,064 3,161 244W
Table 2 Number of employment training filled and contracted places at 30 September 1989 Area office Filled places Contracted places Percentage of contracted places South East Region Berkshire and Oxfordshire 1,603 2,269 71 Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire 2,234 2,201 101 Essex 2,238 2,324 96 Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2,793 3,108 90 Kent 2,422 3,232 75 Surrey 752 964 78 Sussex 2,759 2,560 108 London Region Inner London North 6,986 7,974 88 Inner London South 3,556 4,286 83 London East 2,502 2,620 95 London North 4,180 4,398 95 London South 1,798 1,965 92 London West 1,186 1,604 74 South West Region Avon 2,841 3,393 84 Devon and Cornwall 5,681 6,125 93 Dorset and Somerset 1,909 1,855 103 Gloucester and Wiltshire 1,604 2,109 76 West Midlands Region Birmingham and Solihull 8,119 8,725 93 Coventry and Warwickshire 2,831 3,553 80 Dudley and Sandwell 3,029 3,735 81 Staffordshire 3,513 4,286 82 The Marches, Hereford/ Worcester 2,908 4,095 71 Wolverhampton and Walsall 3,004 4,110 73 East Midlands and Eastern Region Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire 1,793 1,968 91 Derbyshire 3,072 3,412 90 Leicestershire and Northamptonshire 3,297 3,559 93 Lincolnshire 1,483 1,536 97 Norfolk and Suffolk 3,333 3,250 103 Nottinghamshire 3,907 4,100 95 Yorkshire and Humberside Region Bradford, Calderdale and Kirklees 4,561 5,147 89 Humberside 5,040 6,315 80 North Yorkshire and Leeds 4,632 5,195 89 Sheffield and Rotherham 5,575 7,080 79 Wakefield, Doncaster and Barnsley 5,368 5,350 100 North West Region Cheshire 3,227 4,245 76 Cumbria 1,563 1,619 97 Lancashire 4,464 5,874 76 Central Manchester 4,136 6,876 60 Greater Manchester North 2,899 3,505 83 Greater Manchester East 2,546 3,269 78 Merseyside 10,249 11,383 90 Northern Region Cleveland 6,375 6,861 93 County Durham 5,854 5,474 107 Northumberland, North Tyneside and Newcastle 5,249 6,315 83 Sunderland, South Tyneside and Gateshead 6,740 8,323 81
Area office Filled places Contracted places Percentage of contract- ed places Wales Dyfed and West Glamorgan 4,749 5,220 91 Gwent 2,552 3,719 69 Gwynned, Clwyd and Powys 3,889 5,216 75 Mid and South Glamorgan 5,285 6,703 79 Scotland Ayrshire, Dumfries and Galloway 3,431 4,200 82 Central and Fife 2,884 3,124 92 Glasgow City 5,304 7,010 76 Grampian and Tayside 2,655 3,754 71 Highlands and Islands 1,175 1,249 94 Lanarkshire 2,901 3,585 81 Lothian and Borders 3,542 3,619 98 Renfrew, Dumbarton and Argyll 3,161 4,695 67 Note: Contracted places figures only available for end September.
§ Mr. Tony LloydTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many starts have been undertaken at employment training training managers on a monthly basis(a) nationally and (b) by training agency area, since May.
§ Mr. Nicholls[holding answer 23 October 1989]The figures are provided in the following table.
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Starts with Employment Training managers 1989 Area office In month figures June July August Sept. South East Region Berkshire and Oxfordshire 253 428 199 378 Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire 308 614 310 492 Essex 406 786 264 508 Hampshire and Isle of Wight 494 915 342 572 Kent 365 762 283 491 Surrey 128 155 92 248 Sussex 433 876 382 679 London Region Inner London North 1,005 1,073 955 1,638 Inner London South 543 542 469 823 London East 452 452 290 467 London North 549 544 592 999 London South 399 261 216 530 London West 198 206 138 307 South West Region Avon 325 326 261 681 Devon and Cornwall 971 733 623 882 Dorset and Somerset 297 221 180 344 Gloucester and Wiltshire 328 218 148 354 West Midlands Region Birmingham and Solihull 1,254 1,079 1,033 1,461 Coventry and Warwickshire 449 454 415 641 Dudley and Sandwell 452 426 467 622 Staffordshire 597 499 389 647 The Marches, Hereford/ Worcester 455 414 388 615 Wolverhampton and Walsall 609 598 489 550 East Midlands and Eastern Region Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire 254 260 249 396 Derbyshire 510 444 430 512 Leicestershire and Northamptonshire 476 571 733 960 Lincolnshire 264 271 334 196 Norfolk and Suffolk 549 526 395 540 Nottinghamshire 740 1,062 929 964
Area office In month figures June July August Sept. Yorkshire and Humberside Region Bradford, Calderdale and Kirklees 906 730 745 953 Humberside 847 748 653 1,167 North Yorkshire and Leeds 911 727 639 1,230 Sheffield and Rotherham 927 810 808 1,171 Wakefield, Doncaster and Barnsley 901 776 704 991 North West Region Cheshire 839 666 416 548 Cumbria 228 272 175 325 Lancashire 876 652 946 978 Central Manchester 965 871 643 937 Greater Manchester North 871 589 569 609 Greater Manchester East 588 516 458 588 Merseyside 1,969 1,753 1,323 2,193 Northern Region Cleveland 1,360 719 838 1,226 County Durham 919 790 704 931 Northumberland, North Tyneside and Newcastle 874 810 668 1,003 Sunderland, South Tyneside and Gateshead 1,037 1,014 734 1,427 Wales Dyfed and West Glamorgan 807 807 596 1,068 Gwent 322 358 327 622 Gwynedd, Clwyd and Powys 558 651 682 983 Mid and South Glamorgan 959 850 741 1,019 Scotland Ayrshire, Dumfries and Galloway 603 366 481 694 Central and Fife 534 297 402 700 Glasgow City 991 636 1,005 1,122 Grampian and Tayside 535 364 457 713 Highlands and Islands 269 295 173 282 Lanarkshire 638 465 677 611 Lothian and Borders 692 565 781 703 Renfrew, Dumbarton and Argyll 558 437 554 732 Residential Training Colleges 105 92 31 314 Great Britain Total 36,642 34,342 29,924 44,337 1 Cumulative since 1 April 1989.