§ Mr. HinchliffeTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment if priority training moneys, within employment training, will be ring-fenced in order to ensure priority groups receive assistance.
Mr. JacksonTraining and enterprise councils are obliged under their contracts to ensure that priority in recruitment to employment training is given to persons in the guarantee and aim groups.
§ Mr. LeightonTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what has been the change in the numbers of the guarantee and aim groups for employment training over the past 12 months.
Mr. JacksonThe change in the numbers of ET participants in England and Wales between the first quarter of 1990–91 and the first quarter of 1991–92 has been as follows:
- Guarantee group: +2,641
- Aim group: -5,125
§ Mr. HinchliffeTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will outline future funding levels for employment training.
Mr. JacksonPlanned expenditure on employment training in Great Britain as published in the Employment Department group expenditure plans, Cm 1506, is £792 million in 1992–93 and £811 million in 1993–94.