HC Deb 15 November 1991 vol 198 cc696-7W
Mr. Campbell-Savours

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many persons were on ET sponsored training programmes in each travel-to-work area in Cumbria for each month since January 1990.

Mr. Jackson

The information is not available in the format requested. The following table gives the numbers of people in Employment Training (ET) in the area covered by Cumbria training and enterprise council for each month from January 1990 to September 1991.

Period ending ET in training (actual in period)
January 1990 1,380
February 1990 1,368
March 1990 1,369
27 April 1990 11,250
25 May 1990 1,088
22 June 1990 1,154
20 July 1990 1,099
17 August 1990 1,095
14 September 1990 1,169
12 October 1990 1,371
9 November 1990 1,385
7 December 1990 1,548
4 January 1991 1,470
1 February 1991 1,548
1 March 1991 1,615
29 March 1991 1,375
27 April 1991 1,145
25 May 1991 1,019
22 June 1991 960
20 July 1991 849
17 August 1991 782
14 September 1991 771
1 Estimate.

Mr. Campbell-Savours

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what study he has made of the extent to which the recession in British industry is influencing the decision of employers acting as work experience providers for young people under the YT programme in the county of Cumbria.

Mr. Jackson

In Cumbria, as in other parts of the country, training opportunities are dependent on employers' participation in the training programme. With my support TECs are actively promoting the commitment of employers to investment in training. The Government are committed to ensuring the availability of suitable training for young people under the terms of its YT guarantee.