§ Mr. Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list, for each city challenge area, the most recent figures for(a) population, (b) area of geographical coverage, (c) number of residential dwellings, (d) unemployment rate, (e) the number of training places created since their inception and (f) the numbers completing training courses, by type of course.
§ Mr. Robin SquireThe information requested is shown in the table. Data are not available to show numbers completing training courses.
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City challenge area Population Area (hectares) Residential dwellings Unemployment rate (percentage) Forecast training weeks 1993–94 (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) Derby 26,000 240 n/a 25.0 13,550 Hackney 23,000 215 8,027 23.6 19,323 Hartlepool 11,200 280 4,600 22.7 936 Kensington 25,000 216 11,000 18.1 3,777 Kirklees 20,000 550 7,000 110.8 4,316 Lambeth 30,000 250 n/a 29.0 18,422 Leicester 13,600 370 n/a 13.6 1,000 Newham 17,000 518 6,899 20.8 22,300 North Tyneside 36,000 1,128 n/a 15.4 5,282 Sandwell 27,000 606 9,300 16.0 13,211 Sefton 29,000 800 n/a 36.0 100 Stockton 23,600 695 10,000 22.8 6,786 Sunderland 37,000 2,950 12,680 116.1 9,841 Walsall 15,000 470 5,000 17.2 n/a Wigan 20,000 800 8,400 16.0 4,862 n/a = Data is not available. 1 DOE estimate. Sources:
(a)-(c) Original Pacemaker and Round 2 Bid Documents and Action Plans.
(d) Original Pacemaker and Round 2 Bid Documents and Action Plans. Since their submission, the unemployment rate may have changed.
(e) Training places are not available. The City Challenge output measure is a training week that is, more than 30 hours of weekly attendance for training. The data shown is a forecast, taken from draft 1993–94 decision letters and subject to revision.