HC Deb 14 June 1994 vol 244 cc411-2W
Mr. Cox

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what was the total expenditure on(a) employment training and (b) youth training in 1993 within the Greater London area; and how many (i) men and (ii) women were on such schemes.

Miss Widdecombe

Table 1 shows the total expenditure on training for work, which replaced employment training in 1993 and youth training in 1993 within the Greater London area. Information on the number of men and women on YT and TFW is not available in the format requested. Table 2, however, shows how many men and women started on these schemes throughout 1993.

Table 1

Total expenditure 1993–94 contract year

(Provisional)
£
Youth Training 47,960,837
Youth Credits 9,958,616
Total Youth Training and Youth Credits 57,919,453
Training for Work 60,036,946

Notes:

1. The 1993–94 Contract Year is 1 April 1993 to 31 March 1994.

2. The expenditure figure is provisional and may be revised. Training and Enterprise Councils have 4 accounting periods (an accounting period is 4 weeks) in which to bring to account expenditure relating to their 1993–94 contract.

3. From 29 March 1993 Training for Work replaced Employment Training, Employment Action and High Technology National Training. Training for Work offers people who are long term unemployed the opportunity to improve and update skills or learn new ones, or to do temporary work of benefit to the community.

Table 2 Trainee starts during the 1993–94 contract year
Male Female
Youth Training 9,640 6,912
Youth Credits 3,781 2,778
Total Youth Training and Youth Credits 13,421 9,690
Training for Work 27,057 18,916

Note: Youth Credits is a system which gives school leavers an entitlement usually in the form of a voucher or 'smart-card' with a specific monetary value, to purchase vocational training from employers or training providers.

Ms Short

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment, (1) pursuant to his answer of 21 March,Official Report, column 50, about the destinations of youth trainees by training and enterprise council area, if he will update the table to cover the period July 1992 to June 1993;

(2) pursuant to his answer of 21 March, Official Report, column 50, about qualifications obtained by employment training and training for work leavers, if he will update the table to cover the period July 1992 to June 1993;

(3) pursuant to his answer of 21 March, Official Report, column 50, about the destination of employment training and training for work trainees, if he will update the table to cover the period July 1992 to June 1993;

(4) pursuant to his answer of 21 March, Official Report, column 50, about the destination of youth trainees, if he will update the tables to cover the period July 1992 to June 1993;

(5) pursuant to his answer of 21 March, Official Report, column 50, about the destinations of employment training and training for work leavers in each training and enterprise council area, if he will update the table to cover the period July 1992 to June 1993;

(6) pursuant to his answer of 21 March, Official Report, column 50, about the qualifications obtained by employment training and training for work leavers in each training and enterprise council area, if he will update the table to cover the period July 1992 to June 1993.

Miss Widdecombe

As the information is contained in a number of tables, I will write to the hon. Member and place a copy of my reply in the Library.