Youth Training Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will give the latest details from the YTS leavers survey showing (a) the range and average wages earned, (b) the hours worked and (c) the types of jobs done by those leavers for those (i) in full-time work with the same employer, (ii) in full-time work with a different employer and (iii) in part-time work, giving the information separately for male and female and Great Britain totals.

The 100 per cent. follow-up survey of YTS leavers does not gather information about wages earned or specific number of hours worked.The tables show the numbers and proportion of leavers who found full-time and part-time work in each occupational group. The information is given separately for all leavers, male and female.

Type of work found for leavers in a job during the period August 1987 to July 1989
		Full-time job with same employer		Full-time job with different employer		Part-time job
Occupational classification	Total	Number	Per cent.	Number	Per cent.	Number	Per cent.
TOTAL
A. Administrative and clerical occupations	65,344	33,504	51·27	31,073	47·55	767	1·17
B. Creative, educational and recreational service occupations	4,511	2,298	50·94	1,918	42·52	295	6·54
C. Health, community and personal services occupations	11,508	3,887	33·78	5,662	49·20	1,959	17·02
C40. Hairdressing occupations	32,253	12,651	39·22	15,035	46·62	4,567	14·16
D. Selling and storage occupations	15,975	6,619	41·43	8,345	52·24	1,011	6·33
E. Scientific occupations	1,807	897	49·64	886	49·03	24	1·33
F. Catering, food preparation and processing occupations	16,329	4,368	26·75	9,247	56·63	2,714	16·62
G. Agriculture and related occupations	6,756	3,377	49·99	3,108	46·00	271	4·01
J. Transport operating occupations	3,717	1,718	46·22	1,716	46·17	283	7·61
K. Construction and civil engineering occupations	21,136	11,209	53·03	9,751	46·13	176	0·83
M/N. Engineering occupations	21,470	11,525	53·68	9,861	45·93	84	0·39
P. Motor vehicle repair and maintenance occupations	10,304	7,282	70·67	2,966	28·78	56	0·54
Q. Non-metal processing occupations	6,581	2,467	37·49	4,033	61·28	81	1·23
R. Printing occupations	3,204	1,574	49·13	1,596	49·81	34	1·06
S. Clothing and textiles manufacturing occupations	8,821	3,177	36·02	5,566	63·10	78	0·88
T. Security services occupations	3,525	201	5·70	3,290	93·33	34	0·96
Y. Other occupations	18,071	5,293	29·9	11,371	62·92	1,407	7·79
Total in a job	246,043	112,763	45·83	120,188	48·85	13,092	5·32
MALES
A. Administrative and clerical occupations	13,558	7,475	55·13	5,971	44·04	112	0·83
B. Creative, educational and recreational service occupations	2,303	1,240	53·84	930	40·38	133	5·78
C. Health, community and personal services occupations	1,310	299	22·82	845	64·50	166	12·67
C40. Hairdressing occupations	530	327	22·82	197	37·17	6	1·13
D. Selling and storage occupations	15,289	6,311	41·28	7,981	52·20	997	6·52
E. Scientific occupations	1,121	589	52·54	522	46·57	10	0·89
F. Catering, food preparation and processing occupations	6,974	2,197	31·50	4,166	59·74	611	8·76
G. Agriculture and related occupations	5,171	2,683	51·89	2,341	45·27	147	2·84
J. Transport operating occupations	3,199	1,518	47·45	1,468	45·89	213	6·66
K. Construction and civil engineering occupations	20,775	11,073	53·30	9,537	45·91	165	0·79
M/N. Engineering occupations	19,976	11,185	55·99	8,727	43·69	64	0·32
P. Motor vehicle repair and maintenance occupations	10,157	7,210	70·99	2,897	28·52	50	0·49
Q. Non-metal processing occupations	5,575	2,304	41·33	3,233	57·99	38	0·68
R. Printing occupations	2,395	1,221	50·98	1,160	48·43	14	0·58
S. Clothing and textiles manufacturing occupations	1,671	535	32·02	1,122	67·15	14	0·84
T. Security services occupations	3,099	159	5·13	2,913	94·00	27	0·87
Y. Other occupations	10,093	3,429	33·98	6,264	62·06	400	3·96
Total in a job	123,196	59,755	48·50	60,274	48·93	3,167	2·57
FEMALES
A. Administrative and clerical occupations	51,786	26,029	50·26	25,102	48·47	655	1·26
B. Creative, educational and recreational service occupations	2,208	1,058	47·92	988	44·75	162	7·34
C. Health, community and personal services occupations	10,198	3,588	35·18	4,817	47·23	1,793	17·58
C40. Hairdressing occupations	10,176	7,008	68·87	2,912	28·62	256	2·52
D. Selling and storage occupations	16,964	6,340	37·37	7,054	41·58	3,570	21·04
E. Scientific occupations	686	308	44·90	364	53·06	14	2·04
F. Catering, food preparation and processing occupations	9,355	2,171	23·21	5,081	54·31	2,103	22·48
G. Agriculture and related occupations	1,585	694	43·79	767	48·39	124	7·82
J. Transport operating occupations	518	200	38·61	248	47·88	70	13·51
K. Construction and civil engineering occupations	361	136	37·67	214	59·28	11	3·05
M/N. Engineering occupations	1,494	340	22·76	1,134	75·90	20	1·34
P. Motor vehicle repair and maintenance occupations	147	72	48·98	69	46·94	6	4·08
Q. Non-metal processing occupations	1,006	163	16·20	800	79·52	43	4·27
R. Printing occupations	809	353	43·63	436	53·89	20	2·47

		Full-time job with same employer		Full-time job with different employer		Part-time job
Occupational classification	Total	Number	Per cent.	Number	Per cent.	Number	Per cent.
S. Clothing and textiles manufacturing occupations	7,150	2,642	36·95	4,444	62·15	64	0·90
T. Security services occupations	426	42	9·86	377	88·50	7	1·64
Y. Other occupations	7,978	1,864	23·36	5,107	64·01	1,007	12·62
Total in a job	122,847	53,008	43·15	59,914	48·77	9,925	8·08

Volume 165: debated on Tuesday 23 January 1990