HC Deb 22 March 1994 vol 240 cc192-3W
Ms Short

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) if he will give the latest available results from the employment training leavers survey for each local enterprise company area in Scotland broken down to show the number and proportion of employment training leavers who were(a) in a full-time job with their work experience employer, (b) in a full-time job with another employer, (c) employed in their own business, (d) in a part-time job, (e) in voluntary work, (f) on another Government training programme, (g) on a full-time education or training course, (h) unemployed and claiming benefit, (i) unemployed and not claiming benefit, (j) in a job club and (k) doing something else;

(2) if he will publish tables showing the latest available results from the youth training leavers survey for each LEC area in Scotland broken down to show the number and proportion of youth training leavers who were (a) in full-time work with the same employer, (b) in full-time work with a different employer, (c) in part-time work, (d) on a full-time course at a college/training centre, (e) on another youth training scheme, (f) doing something else, (g) who were unemployed, (h) who had obtained a vocational qualification; and if he will also indicate (i) the number of questionnaires issued, (ii) the usable percentage response rate and (iii) the percentage of respondents who were early leavers;

(3) if he will give the latest available results from the employment training leavers survey for each LEC area in Scotland broken down to show the number and proportion of leavers who had (a) been entered for a vocational qualification, (b) obtained a vocational qualification, (c) had failed to obtain a vocational qualification and (d) were awaiting their results; and how many of the employment training leavers in the relevant period had completed the training agreed in their initial action plan.

Mr. Stewart

Responsibility for the ET and YT leavers follow-up survey was transferred from the Training Agency to Scottish Enterprise and Highlands and Islands Enterprise on 1 April 1991. The Department of Employment was contracted to deliver the service on their behalf until 1 April 1993 when the enterprise bodies introduced their own follow-up systems.

I have asked the chairmen of the enterprise bodies to write to the hon. Member.