21. Mr. William O'BrienTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what are the latest steps she has taken to ensure continuing employment for mineworkers and school leavers in mining areas; and if she will make a statement.
§ Mr. McLoughlinA substantial package of employment and training measures to assist areas affected by colliery closures is set out in my right hon. Friend's letter of 19 October to the Chairman of the Employment Select Committee, a copy of which has been placed in the Library.
TEC Budgets 1991–92 £ million Block 1 1 Block 2 Block 3 Block 4 Block 5 Essex 15.00 6.20 3.30 1.90 2.10 Hampshire 20.30 5.60 2.70 1.80 1.60 Heart of England 5.90 1.70 1.20 0.80 0.90 Hertfordshire 10.70 3.10 2.40 1.70 1.30 Isle of Wight 2.00 0.70 0.50 0.60 0.50 Kent 19.00 6.00 3.20 1.60 1.80 Milton Keynes/North Buckinghamshire 3.90 1.20 0.80 0.60 0.60 Surrey 6.40 2.80 1.80 1.30 1.00 Sussex 13.50 5.00 2.70 1.30 1.70 Thames Valley Enterprise 11.30 2.60 1.90 2.00 1.80 South East Total 108.00 34.90 20.50 13.60 13.30 AZTEC 4.50 3.30 1.60 0.70 1.00 CENTEC 3.90 3.80 2.70 1.10 1.20 CILNTEC 3.60 2.60 1.50 0.80 0.60 LETEC 12.60 10.10 2.70 1.30 2.00 North London 3.30 3.90 1.70 0.80 0.70 North West London2 3.30 1.70 0.90 0.30 0.60 SOLOTEC 9.90 4.30 1.80 1.40 1.50 South Thames 7.00 8.60 3.10 1.60 1.80 West London 4.50 2.30 1.30 0.90 0.80 LONDON TOTAL 51.60 40.60 17.30 8.90 10.20 Avon 15.00 6.20 4.00 1.30 2.10 Devon/Cornwall 29.60 11.00 6.10 2.60 3.20 Dorset 8.10 3.00 2.00 1.00 1.10 Gloucestershire 7.40 2.10 1.60 0.70 1.00 Somerset 7.30 2.00 1.50 0.70 1.00 Wiltshire 7.40 1.70 1.60 0.70 0.90 SOUTH WEST TOTAL 74.80 26.00 16.80 7.00 9.30 Birmingham 21.40 17.30 4.10 1.60 2.30 Central England 5.80 2.30 1.40 0.60 0.80 Coventry/Warwickshire 14.80 5.40 2.60 1.80 1.60 Dudley 6.00 3.10 0.90 0.50 0.70 HAWTEC 5.60 2.10 1.20 0.70 0.70 Sandwell 5.90 3.20 1.00 0.50 0.80 Shropshire 7.60 3.00 1.50 0.50 0.80 Staffordshire 21.50 6.40 2.90 1.40 1.80 Walsall 5.20 3.40 0.90 0.40 0.70