asked the Paymaster General what indications he has so far received from the pilot areas concerning the progress of the job training scheme.

asked the Paymaster General when he expects to extend the new job training scheme; and if he will make a statement.

I refer my hon. Friend and the hon. Member to my statement on 28 January 1987 at columns 337–54.

asked the Paymaster General what are the training allowances paid to job training scheme participants.

I refer the right hon. Member to my reply to the hon. Member for Birmingham, Lady wood (Ms. Short) on 26 January at columns 30–31.

asked the Paymaster General how many 18 to 25-year-olds and how many persons aged 25 years and over are enrolled on the job training scheme.

Of the 1,203 starts on the new job training scheme to 30 January, 53 per cent. (638) are under 25 and 47 per cent. (565) are over 25.

asked the Paymaster General how many people are enrolled on the job training scheme in the 10 pilot areas; and what is the expected number of filled places at the end of March 1987.

On 26 January, 1,008 people were taking part in the new job training scheme pilots. At present about 150 people are joining new JTS every week.We have asked the Manpower Services Commission to expand the scheme nationally and to seek to provide 110,000 places by September 1987.

asked the Paymaster General how many entrants and filled places there were to the new job training scheme in each of the nine pilot areas at 6 January and the most recently available date.

Figures are not available for 6 January. Those for week ending 9 January and week ending 23 January are as follows:

asked the Paymaster General how many formerly unemployed persons have been placed with employers under the job training scheme pilot project in Huddersfield; and how many of these were still employed under the scheme at the most recent convenient date.

All participants in the job training scheme pilots were previously unemployed for six months or more. On 30 January, the latest date for which information is available, practical training on employers' premises have been received by 63 participants on the Huddersfield pilot. Of these only one has left the scheme so far.