§ Mr. McCartneyTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list the numbers of young people who were registered for youth training, broken down both regionally and nationally and by gender, who are(a) currently without offer of a place, (b) ineligible for income support or (c) receiving special hardship allowance in each year since 1979.
§ Mr. PaiceThe information requested is not available. However, the number of young people covered by the youth training guarantee who have been registered with careers services in England for eight or more weeks is provided in the following table:
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Region1 October 19932 October 19943 South East 670 48 London 491 171 Eastern 538 113 South West 208 130 West Midlands 183 65 East Midlands 290 56
Region1 October 19932 October 19943 Yorkshire and Humberside 146 174 Merseyside 271 27 North West 337 114 North East 198 162 England 3,332 1,060 Notes: 1 Employment Department training, enterprise and education directorate regions. 2 14 October 1993. 3 31 October 1994. All claims for income support from 16 and 17-year-olds are automatically considered under the severe hardship provision unless entitlement under the normal provisions already exist. So far this year, around 86 per cent. of claims under severe hardship have been successful.