§ Mr. McLeishTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what was the number and percentage of(a) people who started training with a training manager from the guarantee group and (b) people who started training with a training manager from the aim group between September 1988 and December 1989 inclusive for Great Britain.
§ Mr. Nicholls[holding answer 12 February 1990]: A total of 79,000 people (14 per cent. of all entrants) entered employment training from the guarantee group and 173,000 (32 per cent.) from the aim group between September 1988 and December 1989.
§ Mr. McLeishTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what was the total number in employment training of(a) people aged 18 to 25 years who have been unemployed for between six to 12 months and (b) people aged 18 to 50 years who have been unemployed for over two years in each of the months September 1988 to December 1989 inclusive for Great Britain.
§ Mr. Nicholls[holding answer 12 February 1990]: The information is provided in the table:
Employment training aim and guarantee group entrants September 1988 to December 1989 Month Guarantee group Aim group September 1988 3,600 7,900 October 5,100 11,300 November 5,400 12,700 December 4,600 10,600 January 1989 5,500 13,000 February 6,700 15,200 March 6,600 13,600 April 5,700 11,400 May 4,800 9,100 June 5,600 10,800 July 4,700 9,800 August 4,100 8,300 September 5,400 13,200 October 4,400 10,400 November 4,400 10,800 December1 3,100 7,600 1 Provisional.