§ Mr. LeightonTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what was the total number of young people who entered youth training in each of the last five years; and what were in each year the qualifications they received.
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§ Miss WiddecombeInformation on the number of starts on youth training is given in table 1. Information on qualifications gained while on youth training is collected when a young person leaves the programme. The percentage of leavers with a qualification is given in table 2.
Table 1 Youth training scheme/youth training Great Britain—Starts April 1988 to March 1993 Number April 1988 to March 1989 407,200 April 1989 to March 1990 383,800 April 1990 to March 1991 347,800 April 1991 to March 1992 293,000 April 1992 to March 1993 286,600 Source: SPECTRUM, TEC Operating Agreement (Annex J), Scottish & Welsh Management Information.
Notes: Includes Youth Credits.
1992–93 information is provisional.
Table 2 Youth training scheme/youth training Percentage gaining a qualification—all leavers Great Britain April 1988 to September 1992 Per cent April 1988 to March 1989 41 April 1989 to March 1990 43 April 1990 to March 1991 38 April 1991 to March 1992 33 April 1992 to September 1992 35 Source: YT follow-up Survey.
Notes: Includes Youth Credits.
April 1991 to September 1992 information is provisional.