§ Mr. Matthew TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many complete non-vocational qualifications at level II, or their equivalents, have been obtained by people on youth training in the last 12-month period for which figures are available; and what was the total cost to public funds of youth training over the same period.
Mr. Jackson[holding answer 28 January 1991]: The information is not available as requested. Information about vocational qualifications collected through the youth training management information systems does not identify non-vocational qualifications separately. Estimates are available from the follow-up survey about the number of people obtaining academic qualifications. However, this information is not sufficiently detailed to identify national vocational qualification level equivalence.
Expenditure on the youth training scheme for the period April 1989 to March 1990, the latest I2-month period for which figures are available, was £976 million.