§ Mr. HendryTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what research her Department has comrnissioned into training initiatives for homeless people.
§ Mr. McLoughlinIn May 1992 a report was produced by Conran Roche Planning for the employment service regional office in Birmingham called "Access Needs of Homeless People into Employment and Training". I will arrange for a copy to be sent to the hon. Member.
In October 1992 my Department commissioned the production of a good practice guide for training and enterprise councils based on initiatives to help homeless people find suitable training and employment. I will ensure a copy of the guide is sent to the hon. Member when it is issued.
§ Mr. AllenTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many 16 and 17–year-olds are waiting for a youth training place(a) nationally, (b) in Nottinghamshire and (c) in the city of Nottingham.
§ Mr. McLoughlin[holding answer 11 January 1993]: My right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State has already announced the estimated numbers of young people seeking training at national level in a reply to my hon. Friend the Member for Gedling (Mr. Mitchell) on 1 December 1992, at columns 127–28.
Changes have been introduced to improve the estimates of demand for places at local level. My right hon. Friend is considering what further information to make available in the light of advice on the reliability of the statistics.