HC Deb 10 December 1996 vol 287 cc118-9W
Mr. Frank Field

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what was the total Government expenditure in 1995–96 prices on(a) the youth training scheme, (b) youth training, including youth credits, modern apprenticeships and accelerated modern apprenticeships, (c) the direct training service, (d) local initiative funds and (e) the former job training scheme for each year of their operation up to the latest year for which data are available. [8221]

Mr. Paice

The information requested is given in the following tables:

Youth training scheme
Year1 Expenditure (£ million) Expenditure at 1995–96 prices (£ million)
1983–84 426.80 752.20
1984–85 836.20 1,403.20
1985–86 869.90 1,383.90
1986–87 939.10 1,450.20
1987–88 1,064.90 1,561.30
1988–89 993.20 1,364.90
1989–90 976.00 1,253.70
1 Expenditure is for Great Britain.

Youth training (including youth credits, modern apprenticeships and accelerated modern apprenticeships
Year1 Expenditure (£ million) Expenditure at 1995–96 prices (£ million)
1990–91 823.40 979.40
1991–92 746.30 834.30
1992–93 617.00 661.90
1993–94 640.10 667.30
1994–95 647.00 662.70
1995–96 634.70 634.70
(provisional)
1 Expenditure for 1990–91 is for Great Britain. Expenditure for 1991–92 is for England and Wales and expenditure from 1992–93 is for England only.

Direct Training Service1
Year2 Expenditure (£ million) Expenditure at 1995–96 prices (£ million)
1970–71 18.70 151.80
1971–72 22.70 168.90
1972–73 35.50 244.20
1973–74 49.70 319.90
1974–75 58.20 313.10
1975–76 118.60 508.70
1976–77 183.50 693.40
1977–78 197.10 655.60
1978–79 208.90 625.00
1979–80 229.40 588.10

Direct Training Service1
Year2 Expenditure (£ million) Expenditure at 1995–96 prices (£ million)
1980–81 246.30 533.60
1981–82 235.10 464.40
1 The figures for Direct Training Services include expenditure for the TOPS programme which cannot now be disaggregated.
2 Expenditure is for Great Britain.

Local Initiative Fund
Year1 Expenditure (£ million) Expenditure at 1995–96 prices (£ million)
1990–91 9.90 11.80
1991–92 48.20 53.90
1992–93 49.70 53.30
1993–94 47.70 49.70
1 Expenditure for 1990–91 is for Great Britain. Expenditure in 1991–92 is for England and Wales and expenditure from 1992–93 is for England only.

Job training programme1
Year2 Expenditure (£ million) Expenditure at 1995–96 prices (£ million)
1982–83 311.10 573.70
1983–84 240.70 424.20
1984–85 232.90 390.80
1985–86 219.40 349.00
1986–87 286.20 442.00
1987–88 272.30 399.20
1 The figures given are for the job training programme and include expenditure on the old job training scheme which cannot now be disaggregated. The job training programme was the generic name which covered a range of separate programmes including the old job training scheme.
2 Expenditure is for Great Britain.