Training (Hansard, 22 May 1997)

§ Mr. Grant

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment (1) what are(a) the latest figures and (b) the figures for a year earlier from the TfW Leavers Survey for the number and proportion of leavers who (i) had been entered for vocational qualification, (ii) had obtained a vocational qualification, had failed to obtain a vocational qualification, and were awaiting their results in (1) the North London TEC area, (2) London and (3) Great Britain as a whole; how many of the TfW leavers in the relevant period had completed their training; what was the average time they had spent on TfW training; and if he will make a statement; [836]

(2) what are (a) the latest figures and (b) the figures for a year earlier from the TfW Leavers Survey for the number and proportion of leavers who in (i) the North London TEC area, (ii) London and (iii) Great Britain, were (1) in full-time job with their work experience employers, (2) in a full-time job with another employer, (3) employed in their own business, (4) in a part-time job, (5) in voluntary work, (6) on another Government training programme, (7) on a full-time education or training course, (8) unemployed and claiming benefit, (9) unemployed and not claiming benefit, (10) in a Jobclub and (11) doing something else; [837]

(3) What are (a) the latest figures and (b) the figures for a year earlier from the YTS/YT Leavers Survey for (i) make and female trainees, (ii) each separate ethnic group and (iii) those with a disability in (1) the North London TEC area, (2) London and (3) Great Britain as a whole for those (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) who had obtained a vocational qualification; and what were (1) the number of questionnaires issued, (2) the usable percentage response rate and (3) the percentage of respondents who were early leavers. [838]