§ Mr. Alex CarlileTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment (1) how many people were participating in(a) employment training, (b) employment action, (c) the enterprise allowance scheme and (d) youth training in each region and in Great Britain as a whole in 1992–93 and 1993–94 to date; and if he will make a statement;
(2) if he will publish a table showing, for each region and for Great Britain as a whole, the destination of leavers from employment action, giving the most recent figures available and figures for each year since the scheme began, broken down by (a) full-time employment with their work experience employer, (b) full-time employment with another employer, (c) employment in their own business, (d) part-time employment,(e) voluntary employment, (f) another Government training programme, (g) full-time education or training course, (h) unemployed and claiming benefit, (i) unemployed and not claiming benefit, (j) job club and (k) other; and if he will make a statement;
(3) if he will publish a table showing for each region and for Great Britain as a whole the destination of leavers from youth training, giving the most recent figures available and figures for each year since the scheme began, broken down by (a) full-time employment with their work experience employer, (b) full-time employment with another
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Region Employment Training 1992–93 Fees1 Employment Training 1992–93 Allowances2 Employment Action 1992–93 Fees1 Employment Action 1992–93 Allowances2 Training for Work planned provision 1993–943 South East 26,103,435 — 5,297,520 — 58,546,358 London 48,829,069 — 9,615,545 — 121,994,814 Eastern 11,377,369 — 3,107,496 — 47,941,033 South West 25,130,165 — 4,824,910 — 63,155,516 West Midlands 38,046,222 — 5,906,981 — 85,352,355 East Midlands 25,278,836 — 5,083,041 — 55,034,206 Yorkshire and Humberside 43,622,900 — 7,264,185 — 98,032,276 Greater Manchester 26,772,290 — 4,685,380 — 44,923,749 North West 29,343,048 — 4,952,157 — 77,470,576 Northern 48,888,393 — 4,163,560 — 79,474,1588 employer, (c) employment in their own business, (d) part-time employment, (e) voluntary employment, (f) another Government training programme, (g) full-time education or training course, (h) unemployed and claiming benefit, (i) unemployed and not claiming benefit, (j) job club and (k) other; and if he will make a statement;
(4) if he will publish a table showing for each region and for Great Britain as a whole the destination of leavers from employment training, giving the most recent figures available and figures for each year since the scheme began, broken down by (a) full-time employment with their work experience employer, (b) full-time employment with another employer, (c) employment in their own business, (d) part-time employment, (e) voluntary employment, (f) another Government training programme, (g) full-time education or training course, (h) unemployed and claiming benefit, (i) unemployed and not claiming benefit, (j) job club and (k) other; and if he will make a statement;
(5) if he will publish a table showing for each region and for Great Britain as a whole during 1993 how many unemployed disabled people participated in (a) employment training, (b) restart and (c) training and enterprise council schemes and the destinations of those participating; and if he will make a statement;
(6)if he will list for each training and enterprise council the total number of leavers from training courses and the number and percentage who went on to (a) full-time employment, (b) part-time employment, (c) further training, (d) a further course, (e) further education, (f) unemployment and (g) other destinations in each quarter of 1993; and if he will make a statement;
(7) if he will list for each training and enterprise council (a) the number of participating trainees who are over 40 years old, (b) the male to female ratio and (c) the number of disabled trainees; and if he will make a statement.
§ Miss WiddecombeAs the information is contained in a large number of tables, I shall write to the hon. Member and place a copy of the letter in the Library.
§ Mr. Alex CarlileTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what was the total expenditure on(a) employment training, (b) employment action, (c) the enterprise allowance scheme and (d) youth training in each region and in Great Britain as a whole in 1992–93 and 1993–94 to date; and if he will make a statement.
§ Miss WiddecombeThe information requested is in t he following tables for each of the Employment Department regions.
The information for Scotland and Wales is the responsibility of my right hon. Friends, the Secretaries of State for Scotland and for Wales.
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Region Employment Training 1992–93 Fees1 Employment Training 1992–93 Allowances2 Employment Action 1992–93 Fees1 Employment Action 1992–93 Allowances2 Training for Work planned provision 1993–943 Total 323,391,727 303,067,713 54,900,775 65,573,569 727,926,071 National 326,418,091 303,067,713 461,604,106 475,673,568 781,826,600 1 Employment Training and Employment Action superseded by Training for Work on 1 April 1993. 2 Employment Training and Employment Action allowances were not allocated regionally. 3 Training for Work planned provision includes both fees and allowances. 4 National figures for Employment Action include Scotland.
Region 1Business Start Up Scheme 1992–93 BSUS planned provision for 1993–94 South East 6,965,460 8,579,810 London 7,430,643 11,552,288 Eastern 2,542,104 5,719,354 South West 6,949,773 9,342,602 West Midlands 7,485,364 9,930,889 East Midlands 6,136,123 7,418,052 Yorkshire and Humberside 8,743,013 11,199,176 Greater Manchester 6,023,815 6,682,285 North West 6,158,712 8,113,344 Northern 3,789,207 5,290,509 Total 62,224,214 83,828,309 National 62,224,214 92,792,000 1Enterprise Allowance Scheme superseded by Business Start Up Scheme on 1 April 1991.
Region Youth training 1992–93 Youth training planned provision for 1993–941 South East 78,638,773 73,530,796 London 53,642,580 67,791,627 Eastern 37,803,269 62,900,706 South West 53,295,224 60,607,999 West Midlands 78,281,944 85,848,948 East Midlands 61,528,473 61,255,629 Yorkshire and Humberside 78,747,999 87,356,769 Greater Manchester 47,177,959 49,755,760 North West 58,099,250 82,823,343 Northern 55,879,335 60,242,404 Total 603,094,806 692,113,981 National 617,021,080 704,363,000 1 Youth training planned provision excludes bridging allowance.