§ Mr. Campbell-SavoursTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment whether he will publish the range of payments made by TEC's to managing agents under ET in the counties of Northumbria, Cumbria, Lancashire, Cheshire, Surrey and Kent, separately.
Mr. JacksonIt is not possible to provide this information. Details of financial arrangements between training and enterprise councils and their training managers are commercial-in-confidence.
§ Mr. CorbynTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish a table showing, for Greater London and for each TEC area in London, the number of youth training and employment training places which were available 12 months ago, and are available for and698W specifically targeted at(a) people with learning difficulties,(b) people whose first language is not English,(c) people with physical disabilities and(d) ex-offenders.
Mr. JacksonThe information is not available as requested.
All ET and YT places are available to the four groups of clients listed, provided that they meet the eligibility criteria for the two programmes.
The Government have guaranteed that all young people who are under 18 and not in full-time education or a job and are seeking training are offered and if necessary re-offered, a suitable youth training place. The Government remain committed to ensuring that the YT guarantee is met and has ensured that adequate funding is available to do so.
The Government require that an ET place is provided for people in the Government's guarantee and aim groups who wish to enter ET. The guarantee group is those aged 18 to 24 who have been unemployed for six months or more but less than 12 months, the aim group is those aged 18 to 49 who have been unemployed for two years or more and those people with disabilities, regardless of the length of time of the latters unemployment.
§ Mr. CorbynTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish a table showing the number of YT and ET places available now and 12 months ago in the area of each TEC in London, and the total for Greater London, and also the comparable figures for the number of places occupied.
§ Mr. CorbynTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish estimates for each TEC area in London, and for Greater London as a whole, for the numbers of people eligible now and 12 months ago for YT and ET places.
Mr. JacksonThe information is not available in the format requested.
All young people in the 16 and 17 age group are eligible for YT if they do not stay on at school, do not go on to further education, or do not have a full time job.
The following table shows numbers in the 16 and 17 age group by training and enterprise council (TEC) area in London. Many of these young people will have other options available to them.
The Government have guaranteed that all young people who are under 18 and not in full-time education or a job and are seeking training are offered and if necessary re-offered, a suitable youth training place. The Government remain committed to ensuring that the YT guarantee is met and have ensured that adequate funding is available to do so.
The information requested relating to ET is not available. However, the Government require that an ET place is provided for people in the Government's guarantee and aim groups who wish to enter ET. The guarantee group is those aged 18 to 24 who have been unemployed for six months or more but less than 12 months, and the aim group is those aged 18 to 49 who have been unemployed for two years or more and those people with disabilities, regardless of the length of time of the latters unemployment.
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Estimates of 16–17 year old population TEC 1990 1991 Aztec 12,400 11,900 Centec 11700 11,450 Cilntec 7,600 7,200 Letec 29,400 28,400 North London 17,500 16,800 North West London 10,550 10,200 Solotec 24,700 23,500 South Thames 20,200 19,400 West London 21,500 20,900 London 155,550 149,750 Source: London Research Centre.