§ Mr. WilsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many 16 and 17-year-olds were seeking training places in each division of Ayrshire at 1 May; and what were the numbers of vacancies. [27253]
§ Lord James Douglas-Hamilton[holding answer 6 June]: On 30 April, 424 young people under 18 years of age in Ayrshire were seeking training places. Information is not available to split this figure by smaller areas within Ayrshire. I understand from Scottish Enterprise that on 30 April there were 407 youth training and skillseeker vacancies in the Enterprise Ayrshire area. Both these figures are subject to daily fluctuation as young people move into and out of youth training.