§ Mr. WorthingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment which English regions overspent on youth training and employment training in 1989–90; and by how much.
§ Mr. NichollsRegional expenditure plans and variances from them are for internal management purposes only.
§ Mr. WorthingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what action he is taking in 1990–91 to counteract any overspending by English regions on youth training and employment training in 1989–90.
§ Mr. NichollsOperational directors of the Training Agency are required to agree plans for youth training and employment training which are consistent with the resources available and the volumes of training planned for 1990–91.
§ Ms. ShortTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what was the expenditure for each standard region, and for Great Britain as a whole, in both cash and real terms, by his Department, the employment service and the Training Agency, formerly the Manpower Services Commission, in each year since 1979–80 on(a) the youth training scheme, formerly the youth opportunities programme; (b) employment training, formerly community enterprise programme, community programme, training opportunities programmes and job training scheme; (c) the enterprise allowance scheme; (d) job clubs and (e) restart courses; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. NichollsThe table shows expenditure on(a) youth training scheme, (b) employment training, (c) enterprise allowance scheme, (d) job clubs and (e) restart courses for Great Britain. A breakdown of expenditure by standard regions is not available.
Figures are shown at cash and constant, estimated, 1989–90 prices, calculated by use of the gross domestic product deflator index from the Chancellor's financial statement and Budget report published March 1990.
Figures include estimated administration costs for all years, except for job clubs and restart courses where administration costs are not separately available.
The Government remain committed to training and helping the unemployed find work.
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£ million YTS Employment Training Enterprise Allowance Scheme Jobclubs Restart courses Cash Constant Cash Constant Cash Constant Cash Constant Cash Constant 1979–80 123.4 247.5 385.5 773.2 — — — — — — 1980–81 213.7 361.8 394.3 667.6 — — — — — — 1981–82 395.5 610.4 442.1 682.4 — — — — — — 1982–83 542.9 781.3 500.2 719.9 2.4 3.5 — — — — 1983–84 776.1 1,067.8 662.4 911.4 23.2 31.9 — — — — 1984–85 836.2 1,095.4 779.3 1,047.1 80.1 104.9 — — — — 1985–86 869.9 1,081.0 940.7 1,169.0 108.4 134.7 — — 0.1 0.1 1986–87 939.1 1,130.1 1,368.8 1,647.2 149.7 180.1 3.0 3.6 11.0 13.2 1987–88 1,064.9 1,216.9 1,395.3 1,594.4 203.5 232.5 13.0 14.9 8.2 9.4 1988–89 1,073.3 1,143.1 1,374.2 1,463.5 204.1 217.4 14.6 15.5 7.0 7.5 1989–90 1,054.1 1,054.1 1,230.7 1,230.7 191.8 191.8 20.2 20.2 6.8 6.8