§ Ms MowlamTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) if he will list the names of the Training and Employment Agency approved providers of the jobskills programme in Northern Ireland; [41900]
(2) how many people are currently participating in jobskills programmes in Northern Ireland (a) in the 16–24 year age group, (b) in the 25–60 year age group, (c) who have never been in employment and (d) who have been unemployed for more than one year; [41902]
(3) how many of the participants in the jobskills programme in Northern Ireland are currently on a jobskills access course. [41901]
§ Mr. AncramResponsibility for the subject in question has been delegated to the Training and Employment Agency under its chief executive, Mr. Ian Walters. I have asked him to arrange for a reply to be given.
782WA list of organisations approved by the Training and Employment Agency to provide training for the jobskills programme has been placed in the library.
Letter from Ian Walters to Ms Marjorie Mowlam, dated 6 November 1995:
The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland has asked me, as the Chief Executive of the Training and Employment Agency, to reply to your questions about Jobskills.1. Question No 1683
Attached is a list of the organisations approved by the Training and Employment Agency to provide training for the Jobskills programme.
2. Question No 1696
The numbers of participants in Jobskills Access from the latest information available at 13 October 1995 is 1,496.
3. Question No 1691
From the latest information available the number of people participating in the Jobskills programme at 13 October 1995:
- (a) in the 16–24 year age group is 9,104;
- (b) in the 25–60 year age group is 1,477.
The eligibility conditions for entry to Jobskills do not require information from participants which would provide answers to questions (c) and (d).
I hope you find this helpful.