§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the President of the Board of Trade how many projects have been established under the teaching company partnership scheme in each region; and how many students will be placed under the scheme in the financial year 1992–93.
United Kingdom imports of denim1 Value (£000) 1988 1989 1990 1991 21992 United States of America 1,581 916 722 846 678 India 434 214 307 786 2,187 Hong Kong 1,453 655 572 343 409 Italy 5,507 3,275 2,499 1,564 2,603 Germany 8,218 4,775 2,971 4,636 4,348 Belgium/Luxembourg 3,914 817 564 1,146 1,524 Irish Republic 684 2,229 5,654 423 70 Other European Communities 7,963 8,699 6,565 5,484 6,832 140W
Quantity (thousand square metres) 1988 1989 1990 1991 21992 United States of America 929 574 472 592 372 India 496 220 311 667 2,426 Hong Kong 1,625 834 835 414 322 Italy 1,842 1,156 813 483 949 Germany 3,971 2,174 1,225 1,950 1,687 Belgium/Luxembourg 1,590 392 243 540 669
§ Mr. LeighThe regional and territorial distribution of live teaching company scheme programmes is:
1 April 1992 31 December 1992 +/- Northern Ireland 28 38 +10 Scotland 35 30 - 5 Wales 24 27 +3 North West 57 50 - 7 North East 64 90 +26 West Midlands 48 54 +6 East Midlands 30 41 +11 South West 29 37 +8 South East 65 78 +13 London 13 17 +4 Total 393 462 +69 Two hundred and twenty-nine graduates began participating as teaching company associates between 1 April and 31 December 1992. By the end of March 1993 a total of about 300 new associates will have been placed in this financial year.