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Lord Chelwood
asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether they will publish in tabular form the number of places offered and the number taken up on all the special employment and training measures at the latest date for which figures are available, showing the numbers in the Youth Opportunities Programme before it was wound up as well as those taken over by the Youth Training Scheme.
The Earl of Gowrie
The information requested, where available, is set out in the following table.
| Number of places available (where applicable | Number of people supported | ||||
| Community Industry | 7,000 | 8,000 | (l) at | 31.8.83 | |
| Community Programme/Community Enterprise Programme | 130,000 | 83,000 | at | 31.8.83 | |
| Enterprise Allowance | 25,000 | (a) | 6,227 | at | 31.8.83 |
| Job Release Scheme | — | 84,945 | at | 5.10.83 | |
| Job Splitting Scheme | — | 578 | at | 31.8.83 | |
| Temporary Short Time Working Compensation Scheme | — | 42,000 | (2) at | 31.8.83 | |
| Training for Skills | — | (b) | 17,000 | at | 31.8.83 |
| Young Workers Scheme | — | 95,000 | at | 31.8.83 | |
| Youth Opportunities Programme | — | 108,000 | (3) at | 31.8.83 | |
| Youth Training Scheme | 460,000 | (c) | 222,660 | (4) at | 22.10.83 |
| (a) Number of places available on the nationwide scheme introduced from August this year. Prior to August the scheme was run as a pilot experiment in five Areas. | |||||
| (b) From September 1983 provision for apprentices will be made under the Youth Training Scheme. | |||||
| (c) Figure given is the anticipated number of entrants from April 1983 to March 1984. | |||||
| (1) Includes 1000 adult supervisors. | |||||
| (2) Figure quoted is number on short time in order to avoid redundancies. | |||||
| (3) There have been no new entrants on the programme since April 1983. | |||||
| (4) Figure represents total number of entrants since 1.4.83. | |||||