§ Ms JowellTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many youth training places are currently available; and if she will take steps to identify the total number of 16 and 17-year-olds currently eligible for youth training places.
§ Mr. McLoughlinInformation on the availability of youth training places is not collected. However, we are satisfied that there is sufficient YT provision available to meet demand. There are currently some 300,000 young people on youth training or participating in youth credits in Great Britain.
My right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State, announced to the. House on 7 July 1992, Official Report, columns 171–72, measures establishing a national system for monitoring the numbers of young people who are registered with the careers service and seeking training.
§ Mr. CallaghanTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many youth training places she is providing(a) in the United Kingdom and (b) in the Greater Manchester area.
§ Mr. McLoughlinThere are currently nearly 300,000 young people on youth training or participating in youth credits in Great Britain and just over 20,000 in Greater Manchester.