To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will give details of the amount of money allocated by his Department for the Government assistance for training scheme in the shipping industry in each financial year since 1988–89; and whether the allocated amount was duly spent in each of the above years.
The money allocated by the Department for GAFT since the commencement of the scheme in 1988 is as follows:
| Year | Allocation £ million | Spend £ million |
| 1988–89 | 2.5 | 0.847 |
| 1989–90 | 3.5 | 1.756 |
| 1990–91 | 3.5 | 2.342 |
| 1991–92 | 2.754 | 12.665 |
| 1 To date. | ||
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will give details of what proportion of the total allocation for the Government assistance for training scheme in the shipping industry has gone towards (a) officer cadet recruitment and (b) financial assistance for existing officers to upgrade their qualifications, in each financial year since 1988–89.
The proportion of expenditure on officer cadet recruitment and higher grade certificates is as follows:
| Year | Amount £ | Per cent. |
| (a) Cadet recruitment | ||
| 1988–89 | 612,000 | 24.5 |
| 1989–90 | 1,084,000 | 31.0 |
| 1990–91 | 1,572,000 | 44.9 |
| 1991–92 (to date) | 2,064,000 | 74.9 |
| (b) Higher grade certificates | ||
| 1988–89 | 94,000 | 3.76 |
| 1989–90 | 490,000 | 14.0 |
| 1990–91 | 457,000 | 13.1 |
| 1991–92 (to date) | 418,000 | 15.2 |