§ Mr. FatchettTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list the total number of young people in training under the training credits system by training and enterprise council or local enterprise company and by standard occupational classification at the most recent convenient date.
Mr. Jackson[holding answer 6 February 192]: At 8 December 1991, the latest date for when information is available, it is estimated that there were over 14,000 young people in training in England and Wales using training credits. The following table shows the figures by pilot area. Figures by standard occupational classification are not yet available.
Training credits—England and Wales In training: provisional estimates1—8 December 1991 TEC area Number Birmingham 2,300 Bradford 1,600 Devon and Cornwall 4,100 Hertfordshire 1,000 Kent 300 North East Wales 400 Northumberland 1,300 South and East Cheshire 1,000 SLOTEC 800 Suffolk 1,300 England and Wales 14,100 1 Figures subject to adjustment. Source: OSMOSIS.