Job Training Scheme

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asked the Paymaster General if he will state for each new job training scheme pilot area, by male/female and by age group, 18 to 25 years, and 25 years plus, the number of entrants per week and the cumulative total of filled places per week since the week ended 6 February.

:The table shows, for each of the pilot areas form the week ended 13 February, the number of entrants per week and the weekly cumulative totals of trainees in training. The information on breakdown by sex and age group is not available in the form requested, but the second table gives a percentage breakdown for entrants in each area up to 6 March.

Area	Week ending Entrants	13 February In-training	Week ending Entrants	20 February In-training	Week ending Entrants	27 February In-training	Week ending Entrants	6 March In-training
Preston	27	147	14	157	26	178	14	179
Stoke	8	151	27	174	6	173	18	178
Leicester	24	79	31	100	32	118	28	134
Port Talbot	36	164	24	186	0	152	34	183
Plymouth	25	213	46	242	43	286	30	301
Crawley	16	97	8	102	8	107	10	111
Ealing	9	55	11	63	11	66	12	63

Table 2
New JTS: percentages of entrants up to 6 March 1987 Male/ Female, 18–24 years old/25 and over
Area	Male Per cent.	Female Per cent.	Under 25 Per cent.	Over 25 Per cent.
Dundee	80	20	55	45
Billingham	72	28	38	62
Huddersfield	63	37	64	36
Preston	78	22	48	52
Stoke	73	27	48	52
Leicester	82	18	34	66
Port Talbot	82	18	50	50
Plymouth	71	29	82	18
Crawley	70	30	23	77
Ealing	61	39	51	49

asked the Paymaster General what is the latest estimated financial provision for the new job training scheme for 1987–88; what percentage of that money is additional to existing funding; and how much will be transferred from other projects at present financed by the Manpower Services Commission.

I shall reply to the hon. Member as soon as possible.

Volume 112: debated on Wednesday 18 March 1987