Employment Training (Hansard, 6 February 1998)

§ Dr. Howells

[holding answer 26 February 1998]: The information requested is given in the following tables. Jobfinder interviews and Workskill pilots both commenced operation in the current financial year, therefore actual starts and expenditure will not be available until after the year end. 853W

Expenditure in cash—Great Britain	£ million
	1987–88	1988–89	1989–90	1990–91	1991–92	1992–93	1993–94	1994–95	1995–96	1996–97
Restart Interviews	32.5	33.3	24.4	24.8	34.9	55.6	47.9	58.3	53.1	51.0
1–2-1	⁶—	⁶—	⁶—	⁶—	⁶—	⁶—	⁶—	0.5	5.8	11.3
Job Interview Guarantee Scheme	⁶—	⁶—	⁶—	⁶—	0.9	10.4	20.4	22.3	22.4	21.7
Employment Training	⁶—	³619.8	³1,117.7	1,076.4	¹737.4	²629.5	⁶—	⁶—	⁶—	⁶—
Training for Work	⁶—	⁶—	⁶—	⁶—	⁶—	⁶—	²760.2	²692.7	²501.7	²459.9
Learning for Work	⁶—	⁶—	⁶—	⁶—	⁶—	⁶—	²12.0	²8.2	⁶—	⁶—
Community Programme	1,085.4	671.8	⁶—	⁶—	⁶—	⁶—	⁶—	⁶—	⁶—	⁶—
Employment Action	⁶—	⁶—	⁶—	⁶—	¹16.3	⁴137.3	⁶—	⁶—	⁶—	⁶—
National Insurance Contributions Holiday	⁶—	⁶—	⁶—	⁶—	⁶—	⁶—	⁶—	⁶—	⁶—	⁵0.7
Enterprise Allowance Scheme	200.7	196.7	170.9	133.1	⁶—	⁶—	⁶—	⁶—	⁶—	⁶—
Business Start Up Scheme	⁶—	⁶—	⁶—	⁶—	¹161.8	²62.0	²82.0	²63.8	⁶—	⁶—
¹ England/Wales.
² England only.
³ Includes expenditure on adult training predecessor programmes.
⁴ England/Scotland.
⁵ Provisional outturn. Employers have 6 years in which to claim the holiday.
⁶ Scheme not in operation.

Notes:

Employment Training 1990–91 includes Garden Festival.

Training for Work expenditure for 1996–97 is latest provisional outturn.

Business Start Up (BSU) expenditure for 1991–92 is not available. Figure shown relates to Business Enterprise Scheme, which consisted of EAS, BSU and Business Enterprise Training.

Cash information is not available for Restart for 1987–88 to 1991–92. The figures provided are 1992–93 information reduced downwards by GDP deflators.

1–2-1 assumes the planning average number of interviews per client.

Expenditure at 1997 Prices—Great Britain	£ million
	1987–88	1988–89	1989–90	1990–91	1991–92	1992–93	1993–94	1994–95	1995–96	1996–97
Restart Interviews	48.9	47.0	32.2	30.3	40.2	61.3	51.4	61.6	54.6	51.0
1–2-1	⁴—	⁴—	⁴—	⁴—	⁴—	⁴—	⁴—	0.5	5.9	11.3
Job Interview Guarantee Scheme	⁴—	⁴—	⁴—	⁴—	1.0	11.5	21.9	23.5	23.0	21.7
Employment Training	⁴—	³899.3	³1,515.8	1,351.5	¹870.4	²713.1	⁴—	⁴—	⁴—	⁴—
Training for Work	⁴—	⁴—	⁴—	⁴—	⁴—	⁴—	²836.8	²751.2	²529.5	²472.3
Learning for Work	⁴—	⁴—	⁴—	⁴—	⁴—	⁴—	²13.2	²8.9	⁴—	⁴—
Community Programme	1,680.2	974.6	⁴—	⁴—	⁴—	⁴—	⁴—	⁴—	⁴—	⁴—
Employment Action	⁴—	⁴—	⁴—	⁴—	¹19.2	²155.5	⁴—	⁴—	⁴—	⁴—
Enterprise Allowance Scheme	310.7	285.4	231.8	167.1	⁴—	⁴—	⁴—	⁴—	⁴—	⁴—
Business Start Up Scheme	⁴—	⁴—	⁴—	⁴—	¹191.0	²70.2	²90.3	²69.2	⁴—	⁴—
¹ England/Wales.
² England only.
³ Includes Adult Training.
⁴ Scheme not in operation.

Notes:

Cash expenditure has been translated to constant 1997 prices by using GDP deflators.

Training for Work expenditure for 1996–97 is latest provisional outturn.

Business Start Up (BSU) expenditure for 1991–92 is not available. Figure shown relates to Business Enterprise Scheme, which consisted of EAS, BSU and Business Enterprise Training.

Number of starts—Great Britain	000s
	1987–88	1988–89	1989–90	1990–91	1991–92	1992–93	1993–94	1994–95	1995–96	1996–97
Restart Interview	2,300	2,200	1,500	1,400	1,850	2,818	2,324	3,759	3,272	3,206
1–2–1	¹—	¹—	¹—	¹—	¹—	¹—	¹—	45	405	1,140
Job Interview Guarantee Scheme	¹—	¹—	¹—	¹—	134	119	412	450	377	216
Employment Training	¹—	239	431	389	293	291	¹—	¹—	¹—	¹—
Training for Work	¹—	¹—	¹—	¹—	¹—	¹—	339	320	254	229
Learning for Work	¹—	¹—	¹—	¹—	¹—	¹—	9	0.7	¹—	¹—
Community Programme	269	84	¹—	¹—	¹—	¹—	¹—	¹—	¹—	¹—
Employment Action	¹—	¹—	¹—	¹—	¹—	22	67	¹—	¹—	¹—
National Insurance Contributions Holiday	¹—	¹—	¹—	¹—	¹—	¹—	¹—	¹—	¹—	4
Enterprise Allowance Scheme	106	99	78	60	¹—	¹—	¹—	¹—	¹—	¹—
Business Start Up Scheme	¹—	¹—	¹—	¹—	50	41	41	30	¹—	¹—
¹ Scheme not in operation.

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