Training for Work (Hansard, 19 October 1993)

§ 27. Mr. Hunter
To ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will make a further statement on the implementation of training for work.

§ Miss Widdecombe
Training for work began on 29 March and was warmly welcomed by TECs for the flexibilities that it gives them in helping long-term unemployed people. The programme provides attractive training opportunities and at July there were 137,000 taking part.

§ 28. Dr. Lynne Jones
To ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many women workers in the west midlands earn half or less than half of the male median wage.

§ Mr. Michael Forsyth
We estimate that there are around 245,000 such workers.

§ Mr. Matthew Banks
To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what assessment he has made of the training for work programme; and if he will make a statement.

§ Miss Widdecombe
The national follow-up survey shows significant increases in the proportions of employment training leavers going into jobs and gaining qualifications. These improved results, together with the additional flexibilities we have built into training for work, show that our adult measures are effective.