Mr. Mohinder Singh Bedi (Hansard, 23 May 1991)

§ Mr. Madden
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what applications have been (i) granted and (ii) refused since 1984 for financial assistance available to small businesses from(a) Mr. Mohinder Paul Singh Bedi, (b) West Middlesex Immigration Services Ltd., (c) Swordshine Ltd. and (d) Hammersmith Securities Ltd.; and if he will make a statement.

§ Mr. Redwood
[holding answer 22 May 1991]: This Department does not reveal details of applications for

Employment training

Destination of trainees 3 months after leaving in period December 1989 to November 1990

Per cent.

Full-time Job Part-time Job Full-time Education/training Self-Employed Jobclub Voluntary Work Unemployed Claiming Benefit Unemployed Not Claiming Benefit Something Else

Work Exp. Employer Other Employer

South East 8 17 12 2 6 3 3 35 8 5

London 6 14 6 4 7 5 3 44 7 4

South West 9 15 8 2 11 4 4 36 6 4

West Midlands 9 15 8 3 2 4 4 46 5 4

East Midlands and Anglia Yorkshire and Humberside 8 15 8 3 5 5 4 43 6 4

Yorkshire and Humberside 9 16 7 2 7 4 3 44 4 4

North West 9 16 7 2 7 5 3 44 5 4

Northern 10 15 6 2 3 5 3 48 5 3

Wales 8 14 7 2 9 4 3 42 6 4

Scotland 10 14 5 3 4 4 3 48 4 3

Great Britain¹ 8 15 7 3 5 5 3 45 5 4

Source: Employment Training Follow-up Survey.
Percentages may not total 100 due to independent rounding.
¹ Includes some trainees with nationally contracted training providers.

§ Ms. Short
To ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list, for each region and for Great Britain as a whole, the number and proportion of employment training leavers who obtained a vocational qualification.

Mr. Jackson
The following table gives the percentage of trainees leaving employment training between October 1989 and September 1990, the latest date for which information is available, who obtained a qualification or credit or who were awaiting results. Numbers of trainees achieving qualifications or credits towards qualifications are not available, because not all trainees respond to the follow-up survey.
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support. These are confidential between the company and the Department. There is no trace of any financial assistance to these companies.

Employment training
Destination of trainees 3 months after leaving in period December 1989 to November 1990
Per cent.
	Full-time Job	Part-time Job	Full-time Education/training	Self-Employed	Jobclub	Voluntary Work	Unemployed Claiming Benefit	Unemployed Not Claiming Benefit	Something Else
	Work Exp. Employer	Other Employer
South East	8	17	12	2	6	3	3	35	8	5
London	6	14	6	4	7	5	3	44	7	4
South West	9	15	8	2	11	4	4	36	6	4
West Midlands	9	15	8	3	2	4	4	46	5	4
East Midlands and Anglia Yorkshire and Humberside	8	15	8	3	5	5	4	43	6	4
Yorkshire and Humberside	9	16	7	2	7	4	3	44	4	4
North West	9	16	7	2	7	5	3	44	5	4
Northern	10	15	6	2	3	5	3	48	5	3
Wales	8	14	7	2	9	4	3	42	6	4
Scotland	10	14	5	3	4	4	3	48	4	3
Great Britain¹	8	15	7	3	5	5	3	45	5	4