§ Ms. ShortTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment for each of the Training Agency areas within Greater London, Merseyside, Greater Manchester, the Birmingham and Solihull Manpower Services Commission area and for Great Britain as a whole, what are the most recent monthly statistics for employment training showing(a) entrants in the latest available period, and the number of cumulative entrants since the scheme started, (b) a breakdown of entrants which shows how many were male and female, the length of time they had been out of work, their ethnic background and whether or not they had any disabilities, (c) the number of trainees in the latest available period who entered work placements and the cumulative total of how many are in work places at the latest available date, (d) trainees who left the scheme in the latest available period, and the number of cumulative leavers since the scheme started, (e) for all those trainees who have left the scheme how many found work; failed to attend; went on to another course of training or education; completed the course; left for sickness; or went back into unemployment and (f) the total number of currently filled places.
§ Mr. NichollsInformation on entrants is given in table 1. The breakdown of entrants is given in table 2. Information about those entering or on work placements is not available. The estimated number of leavers in the most recent period is given in table 3. Information about the cumulative number of leavers since September 1988 is not available. Information about the destinations of leavers is not yet available. The number of filled places is given in table 4.
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Table 1 Employment training entrants February 1990 Area February Cumulative since September 1988 London North 840 11,300 London West 250 3,970 London East 470 6,980 London South 520 5,630 Inner London North 1,360 18,100 Inner London South 640 9,620 Merseyside 1,810 29,230 Manchester East 600 9,900 Manchester Central 890 14,500 Manchester North 690 10,800
Area February Cumulative since September 1988 Birmingham and Solihull 1,370 21,900 Great Britain 39,600 621,900
Table 2 Employment training characteristics of entrants (April 1989 to January 1990) (all figures are percentages, figures may not total 100 because of rounding) Area Men Women Unemployment duration (months) Ethnic origin1 PWD2 0 to 6 6 to 12 13 to 23 24 + 1 2 3 4 5 Yes No London North 54 46 24 30 14 32 45 25 15 8 7 9 91 London West 56 44 25 32 12 31 61 12 18 6 3 8 92 London East 60 40 18 37 12 33 56 20 18 4 2 12 88 London South 56 44 21 32 13 34 64 19 8 4 5 10 89 Inner London North 58 42 22 31 15 32 48 27 9 8 8 6 94 Inner London South 58 40 11 34 16 40 46 36 4 7 7 10 90 Merseyside 65 35 26 24 13 37 95 2 1 1 2 6 94 Manchester East 69 31 29 29 11 30 91 2 5 1 1 10 90 Manchester Central 69 31 28 27 13 31 82 8 5 2 3 8 92 Manchester North 67 33 27 29 12 32 91 1 6 1 1 9 91 Birmingham and Solihull 64 36 22 27 11 40 63 17 14 3 3 8 92 Great Britain 67 33 26 30 12 32 87 5 4 2 2 11 39 1 Ethnic origin: 1. White 2. Black/African/Caribbean 3. Indian/Pakistan/Bangladeshi/Sri Lankan 4. None of these 5. I prefer not to say 2 PWD—People with disabilities. Those trainees answering whether they had a long-term health problem or disability which affected the type of work they could do. Figures to end December 1989. .. = Less than 0.5 per cent.
Table 3 Employment training Leavers during February 1990 (estimated) Area Numbers London North 690 London West 270 London East 430 London South 490 Inner London North 1,080 Inner London South 600 Merseyside 1,860 Manchester East 530 Manchester Central 880 Manchester North 590 Birmingham and Solihull 1,370 Great Britain 38,000
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Table 4 Employment training Filled places at 23 February 1990 Area Numbers London North 4,775 London West 1,309 London East 2,750 London South 2,106 Inner London North 7,525 Inner London South 3,855 Merseyside 10,521 Manchester East 2,539 Manchester Central 4,165 Manchester North 2,977
Area Numbers Birmingham and Solihull 7,365 Great Britain 209,000
§ Ms. ShortTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment for each standard region of Great Britain what are the monthly statistics since December 1988 for employment training showing(a) entrants in each monthly period, and the number of cumulative entrants since the scheme started, (b) a breakdown of entrants which shows how many were male and female, the length of time they had been out of work, their ethnic backgrounds and whether or not they had any disabilities, (c) the number of trainees in each monthly period who entered work placements and the cumulative total of how many are in project places at the latest available date, (d) trainees who left the scheme in each monthly period, and the number of cumulative leavers since the scheme started, (e) for all those trainees who have left the scheme how many found work; failed to attend; went on to another course of training or education; completed the course; left for sickness; or went back into unemployment and (f) the total number of currently filled places.
§ Mr. NichollsInformation on entrants is given in table 1. The breakdown of entrants is given in table 2. Information about those entering work placements is not available. Information on trainees on project placements is given in table 3. Leavers information is not available before April 1989; figures since April are given in table 4.
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Table 1 Starts at employment training managers: January 1989 to February 1990 Training agency region 1989 January February March South East 2,300 2,500 2,100 London 3,800 3,400 3,800 South West 2,100 2,500 2,300 West Midlands 4,300 5,000 4,900 East Midlands and Eastern 2,900 3,600 3,200 Yorkshire and Humberside 5,500 6,100 5,400 North West 5,500 7,100 6,500 Northern 3,600 4,800 4,700 Wales 2,900 3,600 3,200 Scotland 3,700 5,400 6,000
Training agency region 1989 April May June South East 2,300 1,600 2,400 London 3,100 2,600 3,100 South West 2,000 1,700 1,900 West Midlands 4,100 3,300 3,800 East Midlands and Eastern 3,100 2,400 2,800 Yorkshire and Humberside 4,900 4,100 4,500 North West 5,800 4,800 6,300 Northern 3,800 3,200 4,100 Wales 2,900 2,300 2,600 Scotland 4,400 4,400 4,800
Training agency region 1989 July August September South East 4,500 1,900 3,400 London 3,100 2,700 4,800 South West 1,500 1,200 2,300
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Table 2 Employment training characteristics of entrants (January 1989-January 1990) Region Men Women Unemployment Duration (Months) Ethnic Origin1 PWD2 0–5 6–12 13–23 24 + 1 2 3 4 5 Yes No South East 59 41 36 25 10 29 91 2 3 2 2 14 86 London 58 42 19 32 15 34 51 25 11 1 6 9 91 South West 66 34 29 32 12 28 93 2 1 1 2 14 86 West Midlands 66 34 25 26 11 38 79 9 9 2 2 12 88 East Midlands and Eastern 69 31 18 34 13 35 87 4 5 1 2 14 86 Yorks and Humber 71 29 28 30 12 31 89 2 5 1 2 10 90 North West 69 31 25 29 13 33 92 2 3 1 2 9 91 Northern 73 27 24 34 13 30 97 3.. 1 1 1 8 92 Wales 69 31 25 33 13 29 95 1 1 1 2 11 89 Scotland 71 29 18 32 15 35 97 3.. 3.. 1 2 9 91 All figures are percentages, figures may not total 100 because of rounding. 1 Ethnic origin 1—White, 2—Black/African/Caribbean, 3—Indian/Pakistan/Bangladeshi/Sri Lankan, 4—None of these, 5—prefer not to say. 2 PWD—People with disabilities. Starts to end December. Those trainees answering whether they had a long-term health problem or disability which affected the type of work they could do. 3..= less than 0.5 percent.
Training agency region 1989 July August September West Midlands 3,300 3,200 4,500 East Midlands and Eastern 3,000 2,500 3,500 Yorkshire and Humberside 3,800 3,500 5,500 North West 5,300 4,500 6,200 Northern 3,600 3,000 4,900 Wales 2,700 2,300 3,700 Scotland 3,400 4,500 5,600
Training agency region 1989 October November December South East 2,500 2,300 1,500 London 3,300 3,600 2,600 South West 1,900 1,700 1,400 West Midlands 3,800 3,800 2,900 East Midlands and Eastern 2,800 2,800 2,100 Yorkshire and Humberside 4,600 4,800 3,700 North West 5,200 5,600 3,700 Northern 3,700 3,700 2,900 Wales 2,900 2,400 1,900 Scotland 4,800 4,900 3,500
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Training agency region 1990 January February Cumulative since September 1988 South East 2,800 2,600 41,900 London 3,900 4,100 58,800 South West 2,000 1,800 33,000 West Midlands 3,600 4,500 68,400 East Midlands and Eastern 2,500 3,100 49,700 Yorkshire and Humberside 4,400 5,100 83,100 North West 5,400 5,900 95,400 Northern 3,300 4,100 65,000 Wales 2,500 3,100 47,300 Scotland 3,900 5,300 77,500
Table 3 Employment Training Trainees on practical training placements on projects on census day 29 December 1989 (estimated) Region December per cent. South East 29 London 42 South West 37 West Midlands 59 East Midlands and Eastern n/a Yorkshire and Humberside 50 North West 49 Northern 51 Wales 39 Scotland 64 n/a = Not available because of low numbers of returns.
Table 4 Employment training leavers: April 1989 to February 1990 Training agency region 1989 April May June South East 2,100 1,000 1,700 London 2,200 2,200 2,500 South West 600 1,500 1,600 West Midlands 2,600 3,000 3,400 East Midlands and Eastern 2,100 2,100 2,500 Yorkshire and Humberside 4,100 3,800 4,200 North West 4,700 4,300 5,200 Northern 2,800 2,600 2,900 Wales 2,100 2,000 2,300 Scotland 3,300 3,600 3,900
Training agency region 1989 July August September South East 1,500 2,200 2,700 London 2,400 2,600 3,500 South West 1,500 1,500 1,800 West Midlands 2,900 2,800 4,700 East Midlands and Eastern 2,100 2,100 3,300 Yorkshire and Humberside 3,800 3,600 5,500 North West 3,900 4,800 5,800 Northern 2,200 2,700 4,700 Wales 1,700 2,100 3,700 Scotland 2,900 3,800 4,900
Training agency region 1989 October November December South East 2,500 2,400 2,100 London 2,900 3,200 2,700 South West 1,600 1,800 1,600 West Midlands 3,800 3,900 3,500 East Midlands and Eastern 2,900 2,700 2,300 Yorkshire and Humberside 4,600 4,900 3,800 North West 5,500 4,600 4,600 Northern 4,400 3,600 3,100 Wales 2,800 2,600 2,300 Scotland 4,100 4,200 3,800
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Training agency region 1990 January February South East 2,400 2,300 London 3,100 3,500 South West 1,800 2,200 West Midlands 4,200 3,900 East Midlands and Eastern 2,700 3,000
Training agency region 1990 January February Yorkshire and Humberside 4,800 4,800 North West 5,300 5,800 Northern 3,800 4,500 Wales 2,800 2,900 Scotland 4,000 4,900
Table 5 Employment training Filled places at 23 February 1990 Region Numbers South East 14,900 London 22,300 South West 11,800 West Midlands 22,400 East Midlands and Eastern 16,400 Yorkshire and Humberside 25,000 North West 29,000 Northern 23,300 Wales 16,100 Scotland 26,300