§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many(a) employers and (b) staff in each Tyne and Wear district have been assisted by the Tyne and Wear Employer Training Pilot since it began. [188710]
§ Jacqui SmithThe information is as follows.
1849W(a) The total number of employers in Tyne and Wear assisted by the Employer Training Pilot since it began is 911.
The total number of employers by each Tyne and Wear district are as follows:
Number of employers Newcastle 302 North Tyneside 109 South Tyneside 88 Gateshead 204 Sunderland 208 (b) The total number of employees in Tyne and Wear assisted by the Employer Training Pilot since it began is 7,170.
The total number of employees by each Tyne and Wear district are as follows:
Number of employers Newcastle 2,374 North Tyneside 645 South Tyneside 624 Gateshead 1,789 Sunderland 1,738