§ Mr. Tony LloydTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment (1) what the amount of Government expenditure on training the existing work force has been in each year since 1979 at 1993 prices;
(2) how much Government expenditure has been spent on overall training in each year since 1979 at 1993 prices.
§ Miss WiddecombeExpenditure by the Department on training, education, enterprise, employment measures and labour market services in Great Britain is detailed in the table. Information relating to other Government expenditure on training is not available to this Department. The Employment Department group is offering a total of 1.5 million opportunities for unemployed people in 1994–95, the same as 1993–94's record level.
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£ million Cash Real terms (1993 prices) 1979–80 878 2,091 1980–81 1,324 2,664 1981–82 1,452 2,663 1982–83 1,645 2,817 1983–84 2,067 3,383 1984–85 2,203 3,433 1985–86 2,420 3,572 1986–87 2,969 4,259 1987–88 3,217 4,381 1988–89 3,137 4,003 1989–90 3,008 3,589 1990–91 2,871 3,170 1991–92 2,779 2,885 1992–93 2,692 —
§ Mr. Tony LloydTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what is his most recent estimate of the amount spent on training by(a) private employers, (b) public employers, (c) Government and (d) individuals.
§ Miss WiddecombeEstimates from the "Training in Britain" study of 1986–87 of the amount spent on training in Great Britain by private sector firms with 10 or more employees, public sector employers, Government and individuals are shown in the table:
£'000 million Private sector firms with 10 more employees 9 Public sector employers (excludes armed services) 5 Government 7 Individuals 8 It is estimated that British employers currently spend over £20,000 million a year on training and developing their employees.
The estimate of Government expenditure includes expenditure by the then Manpower Services Commission on training programmes and the costs of post-compulsory education outside schools. Expenditure in 1992–93 by the Department on training, education, enterprise, employment measures and labour market services in Great Britain was £2,692 million. The estimate of expenditure by individuals consists mainly of earnings forgone by those in post-compulsory education.
1992–93 (£ million) Percentage of aid allocable by sector Percentage of total United Kingdom bilateral aid to developing countries Health and Population 48.9 8.6 3.8 Basic Education1 15.8 2.8 1.2 Water and Sanitation 25.8 4.5 2.0 1Basic education, including primary education, some teacher training and adult literacy, is estimated to be 15 per cent. of the total ODA spending in the education sector. In addition, in 1992–93, £150 million of emergency aid was provided. Most of this goes to meet basic human needs in time of crisis.