§ Ms. ShortTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many people in each region and for Great Britain as a whole are(a) currently on a course which has been supported by a career development loan, (b) have obtained jobs at the end of their period of study supported by a career development loan, (c) are repaying a career development loan and (d) have had to defer repayments on their career development loan because of hardship, what is the average amount of loan taken out; and if she will make a statement.
§ Mr. McLoughlinThe table sets out for each English region, Scotland and Wales, information on the number of people currently in trained supported by a career development loan (CDL) and the number of people currently repaying a loan. Information on number of trainees in work following training is obtained from a sample number of trainees, On the basis of the sample, 74 per cent. of trainees supported by a CDL find work following training. No information is held on the number of trainees who have had to defer repayment of loans due to hardship. At the end of October 1992, the average loan amount for loans taken out in the current financial year was £2,745.
Youth opportunities programme (YOP) youth training scheme (YTS) minimum allowance levels (£) 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 Minimum allowance (YOP/YTS)1 20.55 23.50 23.50 25.00 25.00 25.00 26.25 27.30 27.30 28.50 At 1978–79 price level 20.55 20.14 17.02 16.51 15.41 14.73 14.72 14.51 14.01 13.92 Minimum allowance (YOP/YTS)2 — — — — — — — — 35.00 35.00 At 1978–79 price level — — — — — — — — 18.03 17.09 1Minimum level of allowance payable to first-year trainees until 29 May 1990. Payable to 16-year-old trainees thereafter. 2Minimum level of allowance payable to second-year trainees until 29 May 1990. Payable to trainees aged 17 and above thereafter. This rate of allowance was introduced in April 1986 to coincide with the transition of YTS from a one year to a two-year training programme. 31978–79 price levels obtained by application of appropriate GDP deflator index. NB: The youth opportunities programme (YOP) was replaced by the youth training scheme (YTS) in April 1983.
Youth Training Scheme (YTS)/Youth training (YT) minimum allowance levels (£) 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 Minimum allowance YT/YTS1 29.50 29.50 29.50 29.50 29.50 At 1978–793 price level 13.43 12.60 11.67 10.92 10.47 Minimum allowance YT/YTS2 35.00 35.00 35.00 35.00 35.00 At 1978–793 price level 15.93 14.95 13.85 12.95 12.42 1Minimum level of allowance payable to first-year trainees until 29 May 1990. Payable to 16-year-old trainees thereafter. 2Minimum level of allowance payable to second-year trainees until 29 May 1990. Payable to trainees aged 17 and above thereafter. This rate of allowance was introduced in April 1986 to coincide with the transition of YTS from a one year to a two-year training programme. 31978–79 price levels obtained by application of appropriate GDP deflator index. Note: The youth training scheme (YTS) was replaced by youth training (YT) on 29 May 1990.