HC Deb 16 July 1992 vol 211 c918W
Mr. Canavan

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what is the number of youth training trainees in Northern Ireland who left schemes without receiving any recognised qualifications for the previous five years for which figures are available.

Mr. Atkins

The number of youth training trainees in Northern Ireland who left schemes without receiving any recognised qualifications was 6,541 in 1990–91—66 per cent. and 7,893 in 1991–92—47 per cent. Data on recognised qualifications gained were not collected prior to April 1990.