HC Deb 24 January 1991 vol 184 cc261-2W
Ms. Short

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list for each training agency area the employment training training agents and training managers who have since the start of the programme(a) gone into liquidation, (b) not had contracts with the training agency renewed and (c) ceased to provide employment training for any other reason.

Employment Training
Destination of trainees leaving in period August 1989 to July 1990 (estimated)
Region Full-time job Part-time job Full-time Education/Training Self-employed Jobclub Unemployed claiming benefit Unemployed not claiming benefit Other
per cent. per cent. per cent. per cent. per cent. per cent. per cent. per cent.
South East 27 12 2 6 3 33 8 8
London 22 6 4 7 5 41 7 5
South West 26 8 2 10 4 35 6 8
West Midlands 26 7 3 3 4 45 5 8
East Midlands and Eastern 25 8 2 5 5 41 5 8
Yorkshire and Humberside 27 7 2 6 4 43 4 6
North West 26 7 2 7 5 43 4 6
Northern 27 6 2 3 5 46 5 6
Wales 25 7 2 8 4 40 6 7
Scotland 25 5 3 4 5 47 4 7
Great Britain 25 7 2 5 5 43 5 7

Source: Respondents to the Employment Training Follow-up Survey.

Ms. Short

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list for each region and for Great Britain as a whole for each quarter since employment training was introduced the number of participants who(a) fell within the guarantee group and (b) fell within the aim group; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Jackson

The information requested can be provided only at disproportionate cost.

Mr. Blunkett

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what was the number of places available on the employment training scheme for each year of operation; and how many places were in urban programme and partnership areas.

Mr. Jackson

The information is not available in the precise form requested. However, information is available on the estimated number of ET starts, as shown in the table:

ET starts (GB) Percentage in inner cities
September 1988-March 1989 238,600 42
April 1989-March 1990 430,600 39

Mr. Jackson

The information is not available in the form requested.

Ms. Short

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list for each region and for Great Britain as a whole, for the latest available period, the number and proportion of employment training trainees who three months after leaving were(a) in a full-time job, (b) in a part-time job, (c) in a full-time education or training course, (d) employed in their own business, (e) in a jobclub, (f) unemployed and claiming benefit and (g) unemployed and not claiming benefit.

Mr. Jackson

The following table gives the proportions of trainees leaving employment training in the last 12-month period for which information is available arid their destinations. Detailed numbers as requested are unavailable.

Mr. Blunkett

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what was Government spending on employment training at 1989 prices for each year of operation.

Mr. Jackson

The table shows expenditure on employment training for each year of its operation to date at 1989–90 constant prices.

£ million
1988–89 (from 5 September 1988) 452
1989–90 1,097
1990–91 (to end December 1990) 675