§ Mr. SteinbergTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what are the latest figures for the Durham area for(a) average earnings, (b) average gross hourly earnings and (c) average weekly hours total for (i) all women, (ii) women part-time workers, (iii) women manual workers and (iv) women non-manual workers; and what are the comparable figures for men.
§ Mr. McLoughlinThe available information for employees in the county of Durham is contained in the following table:
Average gross earnings and hours of employees on adult rates of pay whose pay was not affected by absence for the survey pay period: April 1992 Average weekly earnings Average hourly earnings Average total hours £ £ £ All employees Women 158.2 4.96 30.1 Manual women 117.3 4.04 29.9 Non-manual women 181.9 5.58 30.2 Men 293.7 6.99 41.4 Manual men 247.0 5.81 43.2 Non-manual men 347.4 8.90 38.8 Part-time employees Women 79.3 4.12 18.4 Men .. .. .. Source: New Earnings Survey: April 1992.
Note: ".." denotes sample number too low or standard error too large for reliable estimate.
§ Mr. SteinbergTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many 16 or 17-year-olds living in the Durham area are not in full-time education and(a) are on a youth training scheme or (b) are on a waiting list for a youth training scheme.
§ Mr. McLoughlinThere are currently 791 young people from Durham city area on youth training, including a small number of 18-year-olds. Four 16 or 17-year-olds are presently on a waiting list for YT.
§ Mr. SteinbergTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what steps are being taken to ensure high standards of off-the-job education for youth training trainees.
§ Mr. McLoughlinAll youth training trainees have the opportunity to receive training which leads to an approved qualification at, or above, national vocational qualification level II—or, for young people who are endorsed as having special training needs, other appropriate outcomes.456W Each training and enterprise council is required to operate an effective quality assurance system for providers of off-the-job or on-the-job training.
§ Mr. SteinbergTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many 16 and 17-year-olds living in the Durham area have applied for youth training but not succeeded since 1990.
§ Mr. McLoughlinFigures show that since January 1990, 133 16 and l7-year-olds were submitted but did not start on youth training schemes in the Durham city area. Of these, 129 went into other training or education or found jobs. The destination of the remaining four young people is not known.