§ Mr. Matthew TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what representations he has received regarding reductions in funding for people on training schemes; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. JacksonA number of hon. Members have written to me about funding for training, including the hon. Member for Truro. It is for training and enterprise councils to allocate funding to training schemes locally. Nationally resources for youth training and employment training now stand at over £1.7 billion for 1991–92. Following a reappraisal of the range of measures available to help unemployed people and a reassessment of the overall demand for ET adjustments were made to the358W balance of our measures involving an increase in the number of opportunities delivered through the Employment Service.
§ Mr. Matthew TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how much money has been set aside for the purchase of tools to enable the unemployed to gain skilled employment.