§ Mr. Tony LloydTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many training places are available in Manchester for work-based learning for adults; and what the ratio is of adult unemployed to these training places for(a) Manchester and (b) England and Wales. [156648]
§ Mr. Wicks[holding answer 2 April 2001]At 24 December 2000 (the latest date for which data are available), there were 623 people in Government-supported training on work-based learning for adults in the Manchester Training and Enterprise Council area and 16,359 adult unemployed, approximately one person in training to every 26 unemployed. Comparative figures for England and Wales are: 32,509 in training, 646,340 adult unemployed, approximately one person in training to every 20 unemployed.