§ Mr. WorthingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what connection is made in policy terms between the amount of money available for employment training and the number of people unemployed.
§ Mr. Allan StewartThe allocation of provision for employment training takes account of the fact that it is just one of a number of Government measures designed to help unemployed people back to work. Other relevant factors are that it is focused on helping those who have been unemployed for six months or more and who need training, and gives priority to people in the guarantee group (those aged between 18 and 24 who have been unemployed between six and 12 months) and the aim group (those under 50 who have been unemployed for more than two years).