To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how employment training and YTS will be administered after the Scottish Enterprise and the Highlands and Islands Enterprise proposals are implemented.

Scottish Enterprise and Highlands and Islands Enterprise will contract with local enterprise companies for the provision of all Government training in their respective areas.

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he intends to promote any measures to increase the take-up of YTS and employment training places in Scotland; and if he will make a statement.

I have no present plans for further measures specifically designed to increase uptake of employment training and youth training. However, I fully expect that the creation of local enterprise companies and the opportunities that they will have for flexibility in the provision of training will lead to more attractive locally-oriented training arrangements for both adults and young people that are closely geared to their needs and those of local employers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish in the Official Report an analysis of training expenditure in Scotland, consistent with page 40 of "Public Expenditure to 1991–92: A Commentary on the Scotland Programme", indicating for the years 1983–84 to 1991–92 (a) public expenditure in Scotland on training, (b) the public expenditure programme in which it was included for that year, (c) the Vote on which it was taken for that year and (d) the impact of the definitional and classification changes upon the annual totals of public expenditure on the Scotland programme, as shown in table 16.1 of Cm. 616 and in the table appended to the Secretary of State's statement to the House on 6 December, Official Report, columns 330–33.

It is not possible to provide details of spending on training only. Spending in Scotland by the Manpower Services Commission, the Training