Training

HC Deb 27 February 1992 vol 204 c580W

Mr. Cox

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what was the number of(a) men and (b) women taking Government employment training courses and registered as living in the London borough of Wandsworth as of 18 February.

Mr. Jackson

In the period 1 April 1991 to 5 January 1992 it is provisionally estimated that here were 20,500 employment training (ET) entrants in the London region.Of these about 56 per cent. were men and 44 per cent. were women.

Absolute numbers are not available because information about gender is not provided for all trainees.

Training and enterprise councils (TECs) are required to ensure the promotion of equality of opportunity between all individuals in access to, treatment on, and outcome from the agreement between the Secretary of State and the TECs.