§ Ms. ShortTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how much has been allocated since 1987 by the European social fund to each of the Manpower Services Commission and Training Agency training and employment measures; what proportion these allocations represented of total Great Britain European social fund allocations; and what sums have been applied for in 1990, for each individual Training Agency programme.
§ Mr. EggarThe figures for the European Commission's individual ESF allocations to the Manpower Services Commission, Training Commission and Training Agency for the years 1987 to 1989 inclusive can only be provided at disproportionate cost. The decisions of the European Commission on funding for these years have been placed in the Library.
The amounts applied for by the Training Agency for 1990 are as follows:
Programme Amount £ million Employment Training 206.17 Youth Training Scheme 111.40 Enterprise Allowance Scheme 78.32 Work Related Further Education 12.50 Business Growth Training 14.74
§ Mrs. GormanTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he has any plans to introduce outside consultants to evaluate the effectiveness of the Government's employment training programmes including YTS; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr NichollsThere is an extensive programme of research and evaluation covering the full range of the Government's employment and training schemes including YTS. External consultants and researchers play a major part in this programme.