§ 31. Mr. WallaceTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many local authorities have withdrawn from employment training; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. NichollsSeven local authorities have withdrawn from employment training. These are: Barrow borough council; Rochdale metropolitan borough council; Wolverhampton metropolitan borough council; Nottinghamshire county council and Cleveland county council, which withdrew because of political decisions; and London borough of Merton and London borough of Barnet, which withdrew because of operational difficulties.
§ 57. Mr. Ron DaviesTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment when he expects to grant approved training organisation status to employment training agents and managers.
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Table 1 Referrals to employment training from restart interviews: May 1989 to August 1989 Employment service region May June July August London and South East 5,700 7,200 5,300 5,900 South West 1,200 1,100 1,000 1,000 West Midlands 3,800 3,900 3,300 3,500 East Midlands and Eastern 2,400 3,000 2,200 2,200 Yorkshire and Humberside 2,800 3,200 2,600 2,800 North West 4,100 5,000 4,300 4,100 Northern 2,600 3,200 2,300 2,700
§ Mr. NichollsApproved status will be granted to the first groups of employment training agents and managers during April and May 1990.
§ 35. Mr. O'BrienTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what representations he has received from individuals or organisations over participants in the Government's employment training scheme leaving the scheme before completing their training programme; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. NichollsMy Department has received various representations about employment training. These all receive careful consideration. Many people leave employment training in order to take jobs, though it is possible to continue the training while being employed.
§ 65. Mr. FlynnTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many employment training trainees have received the full or part of the training bonus.
§ Mr. NichollsInformation is not yet available on the number of trainees receiving training bonuses.
§ 73. Mr. ParryTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list the names of those employment training training agents that have been given approved status since the inception of employment training.
§ Mr. NichollsNo employment training training agents have yet been granted approved status. All organisations that have applied to become training agents have until September 1990 to satisfy the rigorous criteria for gaining approved status.
§ Ms. ShortTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment for Great Britain and each standard Training Agency region, what are the monthly statistics for the latest available four months for employment training showing(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. NichollsInformation on the numbers of referrals to employment training from restart interviews are given in table 1. The numbers of action plans agreed at training agents are given in table 2. The numbers of starts and filled places are given in tables 3 and 4. The numbers of contracted places as at 30 September, the only date for which information is available, are given in table 5.
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Employment service region May June July August Wales 1,900 2,100 1,700 1,500 Scotland 5,000 6,500 4,000 4,600 Great Britain 29,500 35,200 26,900 28,300
Table 2 Employment training action plans agreed at training agents: June 1988 to September 1989 Training agency region June July August September South East 3,200 3,500 2,900 3,600 London 4,700 4,200 4,400 5,000 South West 2,200 1,800 1,800 2,800 West Midlands 4,500 4,300 3,900 5,200 East Midlands and Eastern 3,400 3,100 3,100 3,000 Yorkshire and Humberside 4,800 4,700 4,600 6,300 North West 6,400 6,000 5,600 6,600 Northern 4,700 4,000 3,900 5,100 Wales 2,700 2,300 2,200 3,200 Scotland 6,200 4,500 5,500 6,400 Great Britain 42,800 38,200 37,900 47,700
Table 3 Starts at employment training managers: June 1989 to September 1989 Training agency region June July August September South East 2,400 4,500 1,900 3,400 London 3,100 3,100 2,700 4,800 South West 1,900 1,500 1,200 2,300 West Midlands 3,800 3,300 3,200 4,500 East Midlands and Eastern 2,800 3,000 2,500 3,500 Yorkshire and Humberside 4,500 3,800 3,500 5,500 North West 6,300 5,300 4,500 6,200 Northern 4,100 3,600 3,000 4,900 Wales 2,600 2,700 2,300 3,700 Scotland 4,800 3,400 4,500 5,600 Great Britain 36,400 34,200 29,300 44,200
Table 4 Employment training filled places: June 1988 to September 1989 Training agency region June July August September South East 11,500 14,500 14,200 14,900 London 18,300 19,000 19,000 20,200 South West 11,800 11,800 11,500 12,000 West Midlands 22,800 23,200 23,600 23,400 East Midlands and Eastern 15,500 16,400 16,800 16,900 Yorkshire and Humberside 25,200 25,200 25,100 25,200 North West 27,600 29,000 28,700 29,100 Northern 23,000 24,400 24,700 24,900 Wales 14,800 15,800 16,000 16,500 Scotland 23,200 23,700 24,400 25,100 Great Britain 193,700 203,000 204,000 208,000 166W
Table 5 Employment training contracted places: 30 September 1989 Training agency region September South East 16,700 London 22,800 South West 13,500 West Midlands 28,500 East Midlands and Eastern 17,800 Yorkshire and Humberside 29,100 North West 36,800 Northern 27,000 Wales 20,900 Scotland 31,200 Great Britain 244,000
§ Mr. McFallTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what is the nature of the relationship between employment training training managers and local education authorities.
§ Mr. NichollsLocal education authorities, like any other organizations, may apply to become either training agents or training managers within employment training. They may also choose to act as subcontractors to training managers.
§ Mr. JackTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many people are currently undertaking employment training in the north-west of England.
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§ Mr. NichollsOn 13 October, the latest date for which information is available, there were 28,800 people on employment training in the north-west of England.