§ Mr. DobsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many people went on the youth training scheme in the current year and each preceding year; in each year, how many completed the course; how many went on to get a job at the end of the course; and how many were still in employment at the end of six months.
§ Mr. McLoughlin[holding answer 1 March 1993]: The information requested is given in the following tables.
Youth Training April 1986 to March 1992: Great Britain Starts and Outcomes (All leavers) Table 1 (numbers) Youth Training starts April 1986 to March 1987 419,600 April 1987 to March 1988 398,100 April 1988 to March 1989 407,200 April 1989 to March 1990 384,000 April 1990 to March 1991 347,800 April 1991 to March 1992 1293,000 April 1992 to January 1993 12233,000 1 Provisional estimates. 2 Latest figures available. Source: Training Statistics 1990 and Osmosis, Scotland and Wales Management Information.
§ Mr. MacleanInformation on air quality at Bridge place, Victoria, in London is issued every day by the Department of the Environment on the free air quality telephone service—0800 556677—and on Ceefax page 404. This information is provisional; ratified summary statistics are published in annual reports by my Department and Warren Spring Laboratory.