HC Deb 10 February 1995 vol 254 cc467-8W
Mr. McCartney

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment (1) what is the number and proportion of trainees who six months after leaving 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, as shown in the results of the youth training leavers survey for each region and for Great Britain as a whole, for the period April 1993 to March 1994, for all leavers and separately for male and female, for each ethnic group, and for those with a disability or health problem;

(2) what are the results of the training for work leavers survey for each region and for Great Britain as a whole, for the period between April 1993 and March 1994, for all leavers and separately for male and female, for each ethnic group, and for those with a disability or health problem, broken down to show the number and proportion of training for work leavers who (a) have been entered for a vocational qualification, (b) had obtained a vocational qualification, (c) had failed to obtain a vocational qualification and (d) were awaiting their results; what was the number and proportion of training for work leavers who six months after leaving were (i) in a full-time job with their work experience employer, (ii) in a full-time job with another employer, (iii) employed in their own business, (iv) in a part-time job, (v) in voluntary work (vi) on another Government training programme, (vii) on a full-time education or training course, (viii) unemployed and claiming benefit, (ix) unemployed and not claiming benefit, (x) in a job club and (xi) doing something else; and what is the number and proportion of training for work leavers who had completed the training agreed in their initial action plan.

Mr. Paice

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

Mr. McCartney

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment (1) what are the results from the training for work leavers survey for the period December 1992 to January 1994 for each training and enterprise council area in England and Wales and each local enterprise company area in Scotland broken down to show the number and proportion of leavers who(a) had been entered for a vocational qualification, (b) had obtained a vocational qualification, (c) had failed to obtain a vocational qualification and (d) were awaiting their results; what was the number and proportion of training for work leavers who six months after leaving were (i) in a full-time job with their work experience employer, (ii) in a full-time job with another employer, (iii) employed in their own business, iv) in a part-time job, (v) in voluntary work, (vi) on another Government training programme, (vii) on a full-time education or training course, (viii) unemployed and claiming benefit, (ix) unemployed and not claiming benefit, (x) in a job club and (xi) doing something else; and what was the number and proportion of training for work leavers who had completed the training agreed in their initial action plan;

(2) what are the results of the youth training leavers survey for the period December 1992 to January 1994 for each training and enterprise council area in England and Wales and each local enterprise company 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 or training centre, (e) on another youth training scheme, (f) doing something else, (g) unemployed and (h) had obtained a vocation qualification; and what was (i) the number of questionnaires issued, (ii) the usable percentage response and (iii) the percentage of respondents who were early leavers.

Mr. Paice

I refer the hon. Member to the replies that I placed in the Library on 13 January in answer to questions tabled by the hon. Member for Peckham (Ms Harman).