HC Deb 13 March 1992 vol 205 cc688-9W
Mr. Murphy

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment since 1979, what has been the annual expenditure on the programmes:(a) work experience on employers' premises, (b) youth opportunities programme, (c) youth training scheme, (d) community programme, (e) job training scheme, (f) employment training, (g) technical and vocational education initiative, (h) local collaborative programme and (i) open tech and open college, expressed (i) in cash terms, (ii) in constant 1991 prices and (iii) as a figure which indicates the amount of EC funding included in each programme.

Mr. Jackson

The table shows expenditure for Great Britain at cash and constant 1990–91 prices in each year from 1979–80 to 1990–91 on youth opportunities programme (which includes work experience on employers premises), youth training scheme (which includes training credits), community programme, job training scheme (which includes new job training scheme), employment training (which includes the Gateshead garden festival), technical and vocational education initiative, local collaborative projects and open tech and the Open college. I will write to the hon. Member separately on the question of the EC funding.

Years Youth Oppor-tunities Programme Youth Training Scheme Community Programme Job Training Scheme Employment Training Technical and Vocational Education Initiative Local Collabora-tive Project1 Open Tech/ Open Learning Open College
1983–84
Cash 349 427 403 241 7 5
Constant price 522 638 602 360 11 7
1984–85
Cash 836 534 233 26 18
Constant price 1,190 760 331 37 26
1985–86
Cash 870 686 245 41 18
Constant price 1,173 925 331 55 24
1986–87
Cash 939 1,073 287 72 15 2
Constant price 1,226 1,401 375 94 19 3
1987–88
Cash 1,065 1,118 339 61 16 10
Constant price 1,319 1,384 420 75 20 12
1988–89
Cash 994 674 425 88 5 6
Constant price 1,148 779 491 102 5 7
1989–90
Cash 976 1,107 129 1 4
Constant price 1,059 1,201 140 2 4
1990–91
Cash 844 1,076 135 5
Constant price 844 1,076 135 5
Notes:
1.Figures for each year up to 1987–88 include programme administration costs on a pro rata basis except for CP where all years include administration costs and Open college which includes no administration costs.
2.Constant prices were calculated by the use of the GDP deflator index from the Chancellor's Autumn Statement published in November 1991.
1 Expenditure on the local collaborative projects is not separately identifiable between 1987–88 and 1990–91.