HC Deb 01 November 1994 vol 248 cc1091-2W
Mr. Dewar

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will break down into convenient categories the 1.5 million opportunities on employmnet and training programmes whcih will be available tto unemployed people in the current financial year, giving the number of places available in each category.

Miss Widdecombe

Responsibility for the subject of the question has been delgated to the Employment Service Agency under its chief executive. I have asked him to arrange for a reply to be given.

Letter from M. E. G. Fogden to Mr. Donald Dewar, dated 1 November 1994: The Secretary of State has asked me to reply to your question about the opportunities on employment and training programmes which will be available to unemployed people in the current financial year. These are as follows:

Number
Access to Work 10,000
Career Development Loans 35,000
Community Action 50,000
Employment Rehabilitation 10,400
Jobclub 265,000
Jobfinders' Grants 4,400
Job Interview Guarantee 300,000
Jobplan 250,000
Job Review Workshop 40,000
Job search seminar 75,000
One to One 10,000
Restart Course 120,000
Training for Work 272,000
Travel to Interview 34,000
Workstart 1,200
Work Trials 20,000
Workwise/link 10,000
1,507,000