HC Deb 24 April 1990 vol 171 cc166-7W
22. Mr. Parry

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what is the total estimated expenditure on employment training in 1989–90 and 1991–2.

Mr. Howard

Expenditure on employment training (ET) in 1989–90 is estimated to be £1,112 million. For 1991–92 planned expenditure is £1,180 million.

33. Mr. Leight

on To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what steps he is taking to improve the employment training programme.

Mr. Nicholls

I refer the hon. Member to the reply given to my hon. Friend the Member for Stevenage (Mr. Wood) on 5 March 1990,Official Report, column 507.

56. Mr. Jim Marshall

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what procedures are undertaken when an employment training manager withdraws from employment training.

Mr. Nicholls

Immediate action is taken by the Training Agency to ensure that trainees continue to receive their training with another training manager in the same locality and to secure the recovery of any outstanding public moneys.

Mr. Leighton

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many training agents and training managers are involved in employment training; and how many of them meet approved training organisation criteria.

Mr. Nicholls

On 31 March there were 194 training agents and 1,378 training managers involved in employment training. They are required to achieve approved training organisation status by the end of a two-year assessment. Those providers who started employment training in September 1988 are due to achieve approved training organisation status by September 1990.

Mr. Worthington

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what was the public expenditure per trainee on employment training in 1989–90; and what it will be in 1990–91 in Scotland.

Mr. Nicholls

Estimated public expenditure per trainee week on employment training in 1989–90 in Great Britain is £104. Regional ET plans for 1990–91 are for internal management information purposes only.

Mr. McLeish

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will make a statement on the outcome of the meeting held on 19 April between the Minister of State, Department of Employment and representatives of the voluntary sector on the changes to employment training.

Mr. Eggar

[holding answer 23 April 1990]: I had an encouraging and helpful discussion with representatives of the voluntary sector.