§ Mr. HeppellTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what changes there have been in the number 637W of 16 and 17-year-olds on youth training schemes, nationally, regionally and in Nottingham in the last year.
§ Mr. PaiceThe information requested is given in the following table.
Youth training (including Youth Credits) change in in-training from August 1993 to August 1994 15 August 1993 14 August 1994 Change over period (percentage) Greater Nottingham TEC 4,160 3,870 -7 South East 25,000 26,200 +5 London 19,200 18,200 -5 Eastern 20,200 21,900 +8 South West 19,800 18,000 -9 West Midlands 27,100 27,400 +1 East Midlands 23,000 22,600 -2 Yorkshire and Humberside 28,700 27,200 -5 Merseyside 12,400 13,500 +9 North West 35,200 37,500 +7 North East 20,800 18,700 -10 Wales 15,100 14,200 -6 Scotland 33,500 31,900 -5 Great Britain 280,000 277,100 -1 Source:
TEC operating agreement—Annex J Scottish and Welsh Offices.
§ Mr. TredinnickTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many young people in the United Kingdom have either education or training places; and what the figures were in 1979.
§ Mr. PortilloSome 1.1 million 16 and 17-year-olds in the United Kingdom were participating in education and training in spring 1994 compared with 1 million in spring 1984—the earliest year for which information is available. This represents an increase from 54 per cent. to 84 per cent. of the age group as a whole.
§ Mr. BellinghamTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment when he next expects to meet the chairman of the Construction Industry training board to discuss youth training on construction sites.
§ Mr. PaiceMy right hon. Friend the Secretary of State met the Construction Industry Training Board chairman recently and discussed youth training and other matters. There are no plans to meet him again in the near future.