To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what was the number of (a) contracted YTS places and (b) YTS trainees in training, for each region and for Great Britain as a whole for March and September for each year since 1986.
The table shows the number of YTS contracted places and the number of young people in training on YTS as at March and September of each year since 1986, for each Training Agency region and for Great Britain:
Number of contracted places and number of young people in training on YTS
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Figures rounded to nearest 100
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South East
| London
| South West
| West Midlands
| East Midlands and Eastern
| Yorkshire and Humberside
| North West
| Northern
| Wales
| Scotland
| Great Britain
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31 March 1986
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| Contraced places | 46,300 | 17,000 | 24,600 | 58,600 | — | 31,900 | 45,800 | 20,400 | 18,300 | 34,300 | 297,300 |
| Number of YPs in training | 41,500 | 16,000 | 20,900 | 53,700 | — | 28,200 | 39,400 | 17,800 | 16,400 | 31,500 | 265,200 |
30 September 1986
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| Contracted places | 47,900 | 27,200 | 32,700 | 59,600 | 48,800 | 44,200 | 62,600 | 31,900 | 26,400 | 46,500 | 427,900 |
| Number of YPs in training | 38,000 | 19,300 | 28,700 | 48,700 | 42,600 | 38,900 | 56,400 | 27,300 | 21,700 | 38,800 | 360,400 |
31 March 1987
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| Contracted places | 52,400 | 34,100 | 34,700 | 61,000 | 52,300 | 46,400 | 67,400 | 33,400 | 28,400 | 47,600 | 457,700 |
| Number of YPs in training | 33,300 | 17,300 | 24,500 | 41.400 | 36,300 | 34,100 | 49,100 | 28,300 | 20,500 | 37,700 | 318,200 |
30 September 1987
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| Contracted places | 66,000 | 37,400 | 46,600 | 77,100 | 68,200 | 59,800 | 90,400 | 43,700 | 32,200 | 59,300 | 580,700 |
| Number of YPs in training | 46,000 | 20,300 | 35,400 | 55,100 | 51,700 | 49,900 | 67,100 | 31,400 | 25,400 | 45,700 | 428,000 |
31 March 1988
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| Contracted places | 63,600 | 32,500 | 44,300 | 69,900 | 65,800 | 54,900 | 82,300 | 38,200 | 28,500 | 58,800 | 538,800 |
| Number of YPs in training | 42,200 | 20,700 | 31,300 | 46,500 | 46,700 | 43,800 | 60,200 | 28,500 | 23,100 | 46,100 | 389,100 |
30 September 1988
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| Contracted places | 62,500 | 33,400 | 45,300 | 71,600 | 65,900 | 60,200 | 81,800 | 39,800 | 29,400 | 62,400 | 552,300 |
| Number of YPs in training | 45,800 | 22,200 | 34,500 | 51,700 | 52,200 | 52,000 | 67,900 | 33,200 | 25,900 | 50,300 | 435,500 |
31 March 1989
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| Contracted places | 58,900 | 30,300 | 43,400 | 69,100 | 63,500 | 61,400 | 80,500 | 39,600 | 29,000 | 62,000 | 537,700 |
| Number of YPs in training | 40,000 | 21,200 | 30,500 | 43,600 | 46,600 | 45,200 | 60,700 | 30,500 | 23,800 | 49,800 | 391,900 |
30 September 1989
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| Contracted places | 60,500 | 32,000 | 40,500 | 64,100 | 60,700 | 59,600 | 78,000 | 38,600 | 28,500 | 60,900 | 523,500 |
| Number of YPs in training | 41,300 | 21,500 | 32,200 | 46,500 | 49,400 | 49,200 | 63,700 | 32,000 | 25,200 | 50,700 | 411,600 |
Note: Due to independent rounding, regional totals may not correspond to Great Britain total.
To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what are his best estimates of the numbers of (a) YTS employed trainees and (b) YTS non-employed trainees who will be liable to pay the poll tax in 1990–91.
[holding answer 16 January 1990]: Young people become liable to pay the community charge at age 18. The following shows the number of young people aged 18 and above by status at the end of November 1989:
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| Non-employed trainees | 48,470 |
| Employed trainees | 24,782 |
| Total | 73,252 |