§ Mr. GregoryTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will make a statement on the expenditure and achievements of his Department in North Yorkshire during 1991; and what was the comparable position between June 1979 and May 1980.
Mr. Jackson[holding answer 11 February 1992]: The Leeds and North Yorkshire area of the Employment Service and North Yorkshire training and enterprise council (TEC) have helped a wide range of people and businesses in North Yorkshire during 1991. The main achievements are set out as follows; those for the Employment Service cover the calendar year 1991; and for North Yorkshire TEC cover the period 1 April to 31 December 1991.
Employment Service achievements in North Yorkshire
Over 17,000 people placed into jobs;544WOver 16,000 unemployed people interviewed and advised under the Restart and similar arrangements;Over 1,100 unemployed people helped through nine Jobclubs.North Yorkshire TEC
1,700 young people entered Youth Training;Over 2,100 unemployed people entered employment training;1,000 unemployed people entered the enterprise allowance scheme;Help under a range of special initiatives, including a Centre for Training and Development, Business Development Projects, Women into Enterprise, and Access into Management.Employment Service expenditure in North Yorkshire is not available. The expenditure of the North Yorkshire TEC in the calendar year is not available; the TEC budget for financial year 1991–92 is £18.03 million.
Information is not available for 1979 and 1980.
Other services and facilities of this Department, such as the wages inspectorate and the redundancy payments service, are also available in North Yorkshire but cannot be separated out.