HC Deb 27 June 1991 vol 193 cc532-3W
Mr. Tony Banks

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will provide a table showing expenditure in 1989–90, broken down by regions, with Greater London shown as a separate region, for job clubs, the Employment Service, and jobcentres.

Mr. Jackson

Questions on operational matters in the Employment Service executive agency are the responsibility of Mike Fogden, the agency's chief executive, to whom I have referred this question for reply.

Mr. Tony Banks

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will provide a table setting out the number of YOP, YTS and YT places available in Greater London in every year from 1975, including figures for 1991, or estimates for 1991 if figures are not available.

Mr. Jackson

The information requested is given in the table. Information prior to 1984 is not available. Agreed place information from April 1990 is not available.

Youth training—number of agreed places in London Region
Number
31 March 1984 36,100
31 March 1985 28,900
31 March 1986 17,000
31 March 1987 37,200

Number
31 March 1988 36,300
31 March 1989 30,400
31 March 1990 32,700

Source: SPECTRUM

On 1 April 1986 YTS changed from a one-year programme to a two-year programme.

All figures are rounded to the nearest 100.