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Vacancies (Follow-up)

Mr. Rooney: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if a benefit sanction may be applied for failure to follow up the vacancy where a claimant identifies a vacancy himself and requests an in-work benefit calculation from an Employment Service adviser. [17865]

Mr. Forth: Responsibility for the subject of the question has been delegated to the Employment Service under its chief executive. I have asked him to arrange for a reply to be given.

Letter from Leigh Lewis to Mr. Terry Rooney, dated 27 February 1997:

The Secretary of State has asked me to reply to your question about whether a benefit sanction may be applied for failure to follow up the vacancy where a claimant identifies a vacancy himself and requests an in-work benefit calculation from an employment service

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adviser. This falls within my responsibility as Chief Executive of the Employment Service (ES).

Where the jobseeker identifies a vacancy themselves and discusses it with an ES adviser, it is considered to be notified to the jobseeker. Provided the jobseeker's suitability for the job has been established, if they do not apply for the job, or do not attend for the interview, or refuse the job, the case may be referred to the Sector Adjudication Officer (SAO). If the SAO decides the job, the case may be referred to the Sector Adjudication Officer (SAO). If the SAO decides the jobseeker has acted without good cause, a sanction of up to 26 weeks could be imposed.

For these, as with all vacancies notified to the jobseeker, an in-work benefit calculation can be done by an ES adviser.

I hope this is helpful.

Jobseekers (Minimum Wage)

Mr. Rooney: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment in what circumstances an Employment Service adviser may use an in-work benefit calculation to encourage a jobseeker to lower his minimum wage as indicated in question 16 of the ES2 form. [17864]

Mr. Forth: Responsibility for the subject of the question has been delegated to the Employment Service under its chief executive. I have asked him to arrange for a reply to be given.

Letter from Robert Horne to Mr. Terry Rooney, dated 27 February 1997:

The Secretary of State has asked me, in the absence of the Chief Executive, to reply to your question about the circumstances when an Employment Service Adviser may use an in-work benefit calculation to encourage a jobseeker to lower their minimum wage.

All Employment Service (ES) offices provide a structured and coherent advisory and information service which is aimed at helping jobseekers back into work as soon as possible.

As part of this service, our advisers provide information about in-work benefits, either at the request of the jobseeker or, where appropriate, as part of New Jobseeker Interviews and Restart Interviews. In relevant circumstances, Advisers also provide jobseekers with personal in-work benefit calculations to show how they can be better off in work, either for a particular job or for a range of wages.

The "Helping You Back To Work" (ES2) form is generally used when the jobseeker initially makes a claim for Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA). In discussing question 16, the adviser determines whether the jobseeker's salary expectation is realistic in the light of opportunities in the labour market. If the expected salary appears unrealistic, then the adviser will make the jobseeker aware of in-work benefits they may be able to claim if they accept a job with a lower wage.

I hope this clarifies the position.

Modern Apprentices

Mr. Byers: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if she will list for each training and enterprise council (a) the number of modern apprentices and (b) the number in each occupational sector. [17919]

Mr. Paice: The information requested is given in the table.

Modern apprenticeship England and Wales--trainees in each sector as at 5 January 1997 Numbers and per cent.

	England and Wales	Bedfordshire	Cambridgeshire	North Derbyshire	South Derbyshire
Total number in training	66,700	400	400	400	1,000
Percentage in:
Agriculture and Commercial Horticulture	1	--	0	--	0
Business Administration	13	6	10	27	11
Chemical Industry	1	1	0	1	--
Child Care	3	--	3	--	3
Electrical Installation Engineering	6	7	5	5	16
Engineering Manufacturing	19	43	10	17	21
Engineering Construction	1	--	--	0	--
Information Technology	1	--	3	0	1
Marine Engineering	1	1	--	--	1
Polymers Sector	--	1	--	--	--
Retailing	7	5	6	2	2
Steel Industry	--	--	--	0	0
Steel Industry	--	--	--	--	--
Travel Service	2	1	1	1	2
Construction	8	0	15	5	2
Plumbing	1	0	1	1	2
Wool Textiles	--	--	--	--	--
Welsh Manufacturing Engineering	--	--	--	--	--
Accounting	2	1	0	3	5
Air Transport	--	4	16	--	0
Arts and Entertainment	--	--	--	--	--
Bakers	--	--	1	--	--
Builders Merchants	--	--	--	--	0
Bus and Coach	--	--	--	--	--
Carpet Manufacturing	--	--	--	--	--
Electricity	--	--	--	--	1
Engineering Services	--	3	--	0	--
Estate Agencies	--	0	0	--	1
Fire Services	--	--	--	--	--
Furniture Manufacturing	--	--	--	--	1
Glass	--	0	--	5	--
Hairdressing	7	8	2	9	13
Healthcare	1	--	--	--	--
Horticulture (amenity)	--	--	--	--	--
Hotel and Catering	6	--	18	4	2
Knitting and lace	--	--	--	0	1
Man-made fibres	--	--	--	--	1
Meat training	--	--	--	--	--
Paper and Board	--	--	0	--	--
Printing	1	2	1	0	1
Road Haulage	--	--	--	--	--
Seafish	--	--	--	--	--
Security	--	--	--	--	0
Sports and Recreation	1	0	2	--	--
Tell Communications	--	--	--	--	--
Timber Trade	--	--	--	0	--
Motor Industry	9	7	3	13	10
Health and Social Care	3	10	2	4	1
Newspapers	--	--	--	--	--
Operating Department Practice	--	--	--	--	--
Physiological Measurement Technicians	--	--	--	--	--
Banking Services	--	--	--	--	--
Floristry	--	--	--	--	--
Horses	--	--	--	--	1
Insurance	--	--	--	--	0
Museums	--	--	--	--	0
Plumbing	--	--	--	1	--
Rail	--	--	--	--	--
Agriculture and Garden Machinery	--	--	--	--	--
Farriery	--	--	--	--	--

Notes:

1. As the information on the sector breakdown is from the MA Database, it is only possible to give percentages, not actual numbers.

2. "--" = less than 0.5 per cent.

Source:

MA Database; TEC Management Information.

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Numbers and per cent.

	Leicester	Lincolnshire	Norfolk and Waveney	Northants	Greater Nottinghamshire
Total number in training	900	900	1,300	700	1,300
Percentage in:
Agriculture and Commercial Horticulture	0	5	1	2	--
Business Administration	4	24	19	22	18
Chemical Industry	--	0	--	--	0
Childcare	--	3	--	--	4
Electrical Installation Engineering	6	3	15	4	13
Engineering Manufacturing	32	19	20	9	6
Engineering Construction	--	0	--	--	1
Information Technology	3	0	--	2	7
Marine Engineering	--	1	--	0	--
Polymers Sector	0	2	--	--	--
Retailing	8	6	--	6	12
Steel Industry	--	--	--	--	--
Steel Industry	--	--	--	--	--
Travel Service	1	1	--	1	1
Construction	4	6	30	1	5
Plumbing	0	2	--	1	2
Wool Textiles	--	--	--	--	--
Welsh Manufacturing Engineering	--	--	--	--	--
Accounting	5	4	1	10	3
Air Transport	--	--	--	--	--
Arts and Entertainment	--	--	--	--	--
Bakers	--	--	--	0	--
Builders Merchants	--	--	--	--	0
Bus and Coach	--	--	--	--	--
Carpet Manufacturing	--	--	--	0	--
Electricity	--	--	--	--	2
Engineering Services	--	0	--	0	0
Estate Agencies	0	1	--	0	--
Fire Services	--	0	--	--	--
Furniture Manufacturing	--	--	--	--	1
Glass	--	--	--	--	0
Hairdressing	0	7	--	7	7
Healthcare	--	1	--	0	--
Horticulture (amenity)	--	--	--	--	--
Hotel and Catering	4	3	5	8	1
Knitting and lace	1	--	--	--	--
Man-made fibres	--	--	--	--	--
Meat training	--	1	--	--	--
Paper and Board	--	--	--	--	--
Printing	5	0	2	2	2
Road Haulage	0	0	--	--	--
Seafish	--	--	--	--	--
Security	--	--	--	0	0
Sports and Recreation	--	0	2	0	--
Tell Communications	--	--	--	--	--
Timber Trade	--	--	0	0	0
Motor Industry	27	7	7	22	13
Health and Social Care	0	5	--	0	3
Newspapers	--	--	--	--	--
Operating Department Practice	--	--	--	1	--
Physiological Measurement Technicians	--	--	--	--	--
Banking Services	--	--	--	--	--
Floristry	--	0	--	--	--
Horses	--	--	--	--	--
Insurance	--	--	--	--	0
Museums	--	--	--	--	--
Plumbing	--	--	--	--	--
Rail	--	--	--	--	--
Agriculture and Garden Machinery	--	--	--	--	--
Farriery	--	--	--	--	--

Notes:

1. As the information on the sector breakdown is from the MA Database, it is only possible to give percentages, not actual numbers.

2. "--" = less than 0.5 per cent.

Source:

MA Database; TEC Management Information.

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Numbers and per cent.

	North Nottinghamshire	Greater Peterborough	Suffolk	County Durham	Northumberland
Total number in training	600	500	700	1,400	600
Percentage in:
Agriculture and Commercial Horticulture	0	3	9	1	0
Business Administration	13	19	6	23	34
Chemical Industry	0	--	--	0	2
Childcare	1	1	1	2	1
Electrical Installation Engineering	7	3	3	1	1
Engineering Manufacturing	26	24	15	28	17
Engineering Construction	0	--	2	1	--
Information Technology	1	1	0	1	1
Marine Engineering	7	--	--	1	--
Polymers Sector	--	--	--	0	--
Retailing	4	4	3	5	7
Steel Industry	--	--	--	--	--
Steel Industry	--	--	--	--	--
Travel Service	1	4	2	1	1
Construction	8	--	18	10	8
Plumbing	1	1	--	2	1
Wool Textiles	--	--	--	--	--
Welsh Manufacturing Engineering	--	--	--	--	--
Accounting	1	8	3	1	1
Air Transport	--	--	--	--	--
Arts and Entertainment	--	--	--	0	--
Bakers	--	--	--	--	0
Builders Merchants	--	--	--	--	--
Bus and Coach	0	--	--	--	--
Carpet Manufacturing	--	--	--	--	--
Electricity	1	--	1	--	--
Engineering Services	1	1	--	0	1
Estate Agencies	--	--	--	--	--
Fire Services	--	--	--	--	0
Furniture Manufacturing	--	--	0	--	--
Glass	--	--	--	--	--
Hairdressing	5	3	7	6	10
Healthcare	2	--	--	0	--
Horticulture (amenity)	--	--	--	--	--
Hotel and Catering	3	8	13	2	2
Knitting and lace	0	--	--	--	--
Man-made fibres	--	--	--	--	--
Meat training	--	--	--	--	--
Paper and Board	--	--	--	--	--
Printing	1	2	--	--	--
Road Haulage	--	1	0	--	--
Seafish	--	--	--	--	--
Security	--	--	--	1	0
Sports and Recreation	5	--	1	0	1
Tell Communications	--	--	--	--	--
Timber Trade	--	--	--	1	--
Motor Industry	10	11	8	9	4
Health and Social Care	2	6	7	3	6
Newspapers	--	--	--	--	--
Operating Department Practice	--	--	--	--	--
Physiological Measurement Technicians	--	--	--	--	--
Banking Services	--	--	--	--	--
Floristry	--	--	--	0	0
Horses	0	--	--	--	--
Insurance	--	--	0	--	--
Museums	--	--	--	--	--
Plumbing	--	--	--	--	1
Rail	--	--	--	--	--
Agriculture and Garden Machinery	--	--	--	--	--
Farriery	--	--	--	--	--

Notes:

1. As the information on the sector breakdown is from the MA Database, it is only possible to give percentages, not actual numbers.

2. "--" = less than 0.5 per cent.

Source:

MA Database; TEC Management Information.

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Numbers and per cent.

	Teeside	Tyneside	Sunderland City	Barnsley/ Doncaster	Bradford	Calderdale/ Kirklees
Total number in training	1,200	1,500	700	900	500	1,000
Percentage in:
Agriculture and Commercial Horticulture	1	--	--	2	--	0
Business Administration	11	24	22	12	6	7
Chemical Industry	1	0	--	--	3	3
Childcare	4	--	--	0	7	3
Electrical Installation Engineering	4	2	2	7	4	8
Engineering Manufacturing	21	2	17	15	25	30
Engineering Construction	20	0	--	--	--	--
Information Technology	4	8	0	2	1	1
Marine Engineering	1	12	--	--	0	3
Polymers Sector	0	0	--	--	--	0
Retailing	12	15	9	11	3	7
Steel Industry	--	--	--	0	--	--
Steel Industry	--	--	--	--	--	--
Travel Service	2	1	2	2	1	4
Construction	3	0	13	9	13	5
Plumbing	1	0	2	1	3	1
Wool Textiles	--	--	--	--	7	8
Welsh Manufacturing Engineering	--	--	--	--	--	--
Accounting	0	7	1	5	0	3
Air Transport	--	--	--	--	--	--
Arts and Entertainment	--	--	--	--	--	--
Bakers	--	0	1	--	0	--
Builders Merchants	--	1	--	0	--	--
Bus and Coach	--	--	--	--	--	--
Carpet Manufacturing	--	--	--	--	--	--
Electricity	--	--	1	0	--	--
Engineering Services	2	0	0	0	1	0
Estate Agencies	--	2	--	0	--	0
Fire Services	--	0	--	--	--	--
Furniture Manufacturing	--	--	0	--	--	0
Glass	--	--	--	0	--	1
Hairdressing	1	3	4	10	2	3
Healthcare	1	6	--	--	--	--
Horticulture (amenity)	1	--	--	--	--	--
Hotel and Catering	7	1	2	3	11	5
Knitting and lace	--	--	--	--	--	--
Man-made fibres	--	--	--	--	--	--
Meat training	--	--	--	--	0	0
Paper and Board	--	--	--	--	--	--
Printing	1	0	1	0	4	1
Road Haulage	--	0	--	0	--	--
Seafish	--	--	--	--	--	--
Security	--	1	--	--	--	--
Sports and Recreation	0	--	--	2	2	1
Tell Communications	--	--	--	--	--	--
Timber Trade	0	--	--	2	--	--
Motor Industry	4	7	16	13	5	5
Health and Social Care	0	7	6	1	1	0
Newspapers	--	--	--	--	1	--
Operating Department Practice	--	--	--	--	--	--
Physiological Measurement Technicians	--	--	--	--	--	--
Banking Services	--	--	--	--	--	--
Floristry	0	--	--	--	--	--
Horses	--	--	--	--	--	--
Insurance	--	--	--	--	--	--
Museums	--	0	--	--	--	--
Plumbing	--	--	--	1	--	--
Rail	--	--	--	0	--	--
Agriculture and Garden Machinery	--	--	--	--	--	--
Farriery	--	--	--	--	--	--

Notes:

1. As the information on the sector breakdown is from the MA Database, it is only possible to give percentages, not actual numbers.

2. "--" = less than 0.5 per cent.

Source:

MA Database; TEC Management Information.

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Modern apprenticeship England and Wales--trainees in each sector as at 5 January 1997 Numbers and per cent.

	Humberside	Leeds	Rotherham	Sheffield	Wakefield
Total number in training	2,200	900	600	800	300
Percentage in:
Agriculture and Commercial Horticulture	2	0	1	--	--
Business Administration	14	19	13	10	15
Chemical Industry	3	--	--	0	6
Childcare	0	1	1	3	2
Electrical Installation Engineering	4	15	3	4	6
Engineering Manufacturing	15	9	23	20	5
Engineering Construction	0	--	--	--	--
Information Technology	2	8	2	1	1
Marine Engineering	1	1	0	--	--
Polymers Sector	--	--	--	--	--
Retailing	3	6	2	10	5
Steel Industry	0	--	--	2	--
Steel Industry	1	--	2	1	--
Travel Service	1	2	11	0	2
Construction	18	6	11	13	18
Plumbing	1	0	2	1	3
Wool Textiles	--	--	--	--	1
Welsh Manufacturing Engineering	--	--	--	--	--
Accounting	2	3	2	2	4
Air Transport	--	0	0	--	--
Arts and Entertainment	--	--	--	--	--
Bakers	--	--	--	--	--
Builders Merchants	--	--	--	0	0
Bus and Coach	0	--	--	--	--
Carpet Manufacturing	--	--	--	--	--
Electricity	--	--	--	--	2
Engineering Services	0	1	0	0	0
Estate Agencies	0	0	--	--	--
Fire Services	1	--	--	--	--
Furniture Manufacturing	0	1	--	0	2
Glass	--	--	--	0	--
Hairdressing	14	7	3	7	14
Healthcare	0	--	6	19	--
Horticulture (amenity)	0	0	--	0	--
Hotel and Catering	1	3	6	3	2
Knitting and lace	--	--	--	--	--
Man-made fibres	--	--	--	--	--
Meat training	0	--	--	--	--
Paper and Board	--	0	--	--	--
Printing	0	3	1	0	2
Road Haulage	--	--	1	--	--
Seafish	--	--	--	--	--
Security	0	--	--	--	--
Sports and Recreation	--	0	--	--	--
Tell Communications	0	--	--	--	--
Timber Trade	--	--	--	--	--
Motor Industry	14	13	2	3	9
Health and Social Care	2	--	3	--	2
Newspapers	--	--	--	--	--
Operating Department Practice	--	--	1	--	--
Physiological Measurement Technicians	--	--	2	--	--
Banking Services	--	--	--	--	--
Floristry	--	--	--	--	--
Horses	--	--	--	--	--
Insurance	--	--	1	--	--
Museums	--	--	--	--	--
Plumbing	--	--	--	--	--
Rail	--	--	--	--	--
Agriculture and Garden Machinery	0	--	--	--	--
Farriery	--	--	--	--	--

Notes:

1. As the information on the sector breakdown is from the MA Database, it is only possible to give percentages, not actual numbers.

2. "--" = less than 0.5 per cent.

Source:

MA Database; TEC Management Information.

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Numbers and per cent.

	North Yorkshire	Bolton/Bury	Normidtec	South and East Cheshire	Cumbria
Total number in training	900	1,000	900	600	1,300
Percentage in:
Agriculture and Commercial Horticulture	9	--	0	*	3
Business Administration	8	15	26	*	11
Chemical Industry	--	0	19	*	--
Childcare	1	6	1	*	14
Electrical Installation Engineering	4	4	9	*	11
Engineering Manufacturing	9	20	10	*	15
Engineering Construction	--	3	--	*	--
Information Technology	1	0	6	*	1
Marine Engineering	--	0	--	*	13
Polymers Sector	0	0	0	*	--
Retailing	12	9	4	*	6
Steel Industry	0	--	--	*	--
Steel Industry	--	0	--	*	--
Travel Service	1	2	0	*	0
Construction	21	14	7	*	5
Plumbing	3	2	--	*	0
Wool Textiles	--	--	--	*	--
Welsh Manufacturing Engineering	--	--	--	*	--
Accounting	5	2	3	*	1
Air Transport	--	--	--	*	--
Arts and Entertainment	--	--	--	*	--
Bakers	--	2	--	*	0
Builders Merchants	1	--	--	*	0
Bus and Coach	--	--	--	*	--
Carpet Manufacturing	--	--	--	*	--
Electricity	3	--	--	*	--
Engineering Services	0	--	--	*	--
Estate Agencies	--	--	--	*	1
Fire Services	--	--	--	*	--
Furniture Manufacturing	--	0	--	*	--
Glass	--	--	--	*	0
Hairdressing	4	7	2	*	2
Healthcare	--	0	2	*	1
Horticulture (amenity)	--	--	--	*	--
Hotel and Catering	5	1	3	*	6
Knitting and lace	--	--	--	*	--
Man-made fibres	--	--	--	*	--
Meat training	--	--	--	*	--
Paper and Board	--	--	--	*	--
Printing	2	0	0	*	--
Road Haulage	--	--	--	*	1
Seafish	--	--	--	*	--
Security	--	--	--	*	--
Sports and Recreation	--	1	--	*	0
Tell Communications	--	2	--	*	--
Timber Trade	0	0	--	*	--
Motor Industry	9	7	4	*	7
Health and Social Care	1	2	2	*	1
Newspapers	--	0	--	*	0
Operating Department Practice	--	--	--	*	--
Physiological Measurement Technicians	--	0	0	*	--
Banking Services	--	--	--	*	--
Floristry	--	0	--	*	--
Horses	--	--	--	*	--
Insurance	--	--	--	*	--
Museums	--	--	--	*	1
Plumbing	0	0	--	*	--
Rail	--	--	--	*	--
Agriculture and Garden Machinery	1	--	--	*	--
Farriery	--	--	--	*	--

Notes:

1. As the information on the sector breakdown is from the MA Database, it is only possible to give percentages, not actual numbers.

2. "--" = less than 0.5 per cent.

Source:

MA Database; TEC Management Information.

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Numbers and per cent.

	Eltec	Lawtec	Manchester	Merseyside	Oldham
Total number in training	1,500	1,900	2,100	1,900	500
Percentage in:
Agriculture and Commercial Horticulture	--	--	0	--	--
Business Administration	24	15	25	7	12
Chemical Industry	--	0	0	--	0
Childcare	2	--	5	1	1
Electrical Installation Engineering	4	3	10	5	1
Engineering Manufacturing	20	30	13	14	30
Engineering Construction	--	0	--	--	--
Information Technology	1	1	1	0	2
Marine Engineering	--	--	--	--	--
Polymers Sector	--	0	0	0	0
Retailing	5	2	4	18	10
Steel Industry	--	--	0	--	--
Steel Industry	--	--	--	--	--
Travel Service	--	1	4	0	2
Construction	8	12	10	16	6
Plumbing	3	3	0	2	2
Wool Textiles	--	--	--	--	--
Welsh Manufacturing Engineering	--	0	--	--	--
Accounting	1	1	1	1	3
Air Transport	--	--	--	--	--
Arts and Entertainment	--	--	--	--	--
Bakers	0	0	0	--	1
Builders Merchants	--	--	--	0	--
Bus and Coach	4	2	--	0	--
Carpet Manufacturing	--	--	--	--	--
Electricity	--	--	--	--	--
Engineering Services	--	1	2	0	1
Estate Agencies	--	--	--	0	0
Fire Services	--	0	--	--	--
Furniture Manufacturing	4	2	0	1	1
Glass	0	0	--	0	--
Hairdressing	4	3	9	11	9
Healthcare	1	1	1	1	--
Horticulture (amenity)	--	0	0	0	1
Hotel and Catering	1	5	1	3	1
Knitting and lace	--	--	--	--	--
Man-made fibres	--	--	--	--	--
Meat training	0	1	1	--	1
Paper and Board	0	--	--	--	--
Printing	1	1	1	--	--
Road Haulage	--	--	0	--	--
Seafish	--	--	--	--	--
Security	1	--	0	0	--
Sports and Recreation	1	--	2	--	2
Tell Communications	--	--	--	--	--
Timber Trade	--	--	0	--	--
Motor Industry	9	9	7	10	2
Health and Social Care	5	5	1	9	11
Newspapers	--	1	--	--	--
Operating Department Practice	--	--	--	--	--
Physiological Measurement Technicians	--	--	--	0	--
Banking Services	--	--	--	--	--
Floristry	--	--	--	--	--
Horses	--	--	--	--	--
Insurance	--	--	--	--	--
Museums	--	--	--	--	--
Plumbing	--	--	--	--	0
Rail	--	--	--	--	--
Agriculture and Garden Machinery	--	--	--	--	--
Farriery	--	--	--	--	--

Notes:

1. As the information on the sector breakdown is from the MA Database, it is only possible to give percentages, not actual numbers.

2. "--" = less than 0.5 per cent.

Source:

MA Database; TEC Management Information.

27 Feb 1997 : Column: 351

Numbers and per cent.

	Rochdale	St. Helens CC&T	Stockport and High Peak	Metrotec	Cewtec	Birmingham
Total number in training	500	600	500	600	700	1,600
Percentage in:
Agriculture and Commercial Horticulture	--	0	--	--	0	0
Business Administration	21	14	9	14	6	17
Chemical Industry	--	4	--	--	1O	--
Childcare	4	3	11	--	0	10
Electrical Installation Engineering	7	8	5	7	4	1
Engineering Manufacturing	19	32	42	21	27	16
Engineering Construction	--	2	--	0	--	--
Information Technology	2	--	1	1	2	3
Marine Engineering	--	--	--	--	2	--
Polymers Sector	0	--	--	--	--	--
Retailing	2	0	8	3	5	11
Steel Industry	--	--	--	--	--	--
Steel Industry	--	--	--	--	--	--
Travel Service	--	1	1	1	0	4
Construction	15	5	1	15	13	6
Plumbing	1	7	--	6	--	--
Wool Textiles	--	--	--	--	--	--
Welsh Manufacturing Engineering	--	0	--	--	--	--
Accounting	2	1	2	2	1	--
Air Transport	--	--	--	--	--	--
Arts and Entertainment	--	--	--	--	--	--
Bakers	--	--	--	1	--	1
Builders Merchants	--	--	--	2	--	--
Bus and Coach	--	--	--	--	--	--
Carpet Manufacturing	--	1	--	--	--	--
Electricity	--	--	--	--	2	0
Engineering Services	--	2	2	1	--	--
Estate Agencies	--	--	0	2	--	0
Fire Services	--	--	--	--	0	--
Furniture Manufacturing	--	--	--	--	0	--
Glass	--	4	0	--	--	--
Hairdressing	10	7	6	4	6	6
Healthcare	--	--	--	--	2	--
Horticulture (amenity)	--	--	--	0	--	--
Hotel and Catering	3	1	3	1	6	6
Knitting and lace	--	--	--	--	--	--
Man-made fibres	--	--	--	--	--	--
Meat training	1	1	--	--	--	--
Paper and Board	--	--	--	--	--	--
Printing	--	0	2	1	0	0
Road Haulage	--	1	--	--	--	--
Seafish	--	--	--	--	0	--
Security	--	--	--	0	--	--
Sports and Recreation	3	2	--	0	0	--
Tell Communications	--	--	--	0	--	--
Timber Trade	--	--	--	--	--	--
Motor Industry	6	5	7	13	4	6
Health and Social Care	3	--	--	3	5	13
Newspapers	--	--	--	--	--	--
Operating Department Practice	--	--	--	--	1	--
Physiological Measurement Technicians	--	--	--	--	--	--
Banking Services	--	--	--	--	--	--
Floristry	--	--	--	--	--	--
Horses	--	--	--	--	--	--
Insurance	--	--	--	--	--	--
Museums	--	--	--	--	--	--
Plumbing	--	--	--	--	0	--
Rail	--	--	--	--	--	--
Agriculture and Garden Machinery	--	--	--	--	--	--
Farriery	--	--	--	--	--	--

Notes:

1. As the information on the sector breakdown is from the MA Database, it is only possible to give percentages, not actual numbers.

2. "--" = less than 0.5 per cent.

Source:

MA Database; TEC Management Information.

27 Feb 1997 : Column: 353

Numbers and per cent.

	Central England	Coventry	Dudley	Hawtec	Sandwell
Total number in training	300	1,000	500	600	400
Percentage in:
Agriculture and Commercial Horticulture	2	--	--	5	--
Business Administration	8	11	9	7	10
Chemical Industry	--	0	--	--	--
Childcare	3	1	8	4	0
Electrical Installation Engineering	8	8	11	6	0
Engineering Manufacturing	42	39	32	20	37
Engineering Construction	1	0	--	--	25
Information Technology	--	1	3	1	0
Marine Engineering	--	--	--	--	1
Polymers Sector	--	--	--	0	--
Retailing	11	4	3	14	1
Steel Industry	--	--	--	--	6
Steel Industry	--	--	--	--	--
Travel Service	2	4	--	0	--
Construction	2	4	6	1	2
Plumbing	--	0	11	1	--
Wool Textiles	--	--	--	--	--
Welsh Manufacturing Engineering	--	--	--	--	--
Accounting	1	2	3	7	2
Air Transport	--	--	--	--	--
Arts and Entertainment	--	--	--	--	--
Bakers	--	--	--	0	--
Builders Merchants	--	1	--	0	--
Bus and Coach	--	9	--	--	--
Carpet Manufacturing	--	--	--	--	--
Electricity	--	0	--	--	0
Engineering Services	--	--	--	--	--
Estate Agencies	--	0	--	--	--
Fire Services	--	--	--	--	--
Furniture Manufacturing	--	--	--	--	--
Glass	1	--	--	--	--
Hairdressing	8	8	3	9	1
Healthcare	--	0	--	1	--
Horticulture (amenity)	--	--	--	1	--
Hotel and Catering	1	3	2	8	--
Knitting and lace	--	--	--	--	--
Man-made fibres	--	--	--	--	--
Meat training	--	--	--	0	--
Paper and Board	--	--	--	--	--
Printing	--	0	--	0	1
Road Haulage	--	--	--	1	--
Seafish	--	--	--	--	--
Security	--	--	--	--	--
Sports and Recreation	--	0	--	4	--
Tell Communications	--	--	--	--	--
Timber Trade	--	--	--	--	--
Motor Industry	10	5	7	6	5
Health and Social Care	--	2	2	2	3
Newspapers	--	--	--	--	--
Operating Department Practice	--	--	--	--	--
Physiological Measurement Technicians	--	--	--	--	--
Banking Services	--	--	--	--	--
Floristry	--	--	--	1	--
Horses	--	--	--	--	--
Insurance	--	--	--	--	5
Museums	--	--	--	--	--
Plumbing	--	--	--	0	--
Rail	--	--	--	--	--
Agriculture and Garden Machinery	--	--	--	--	--
Farriery	--	--	--	--	--

Notes:

1. As the information on the sector breakdown is from the MA Database, it is only possible to give percentages, not actual numbers.

2. "--" = less than 0.5 per cent.

Source:

MA Database; TEC Management Information.

27 Feb 1997 : Column: 355

Numbers and per cent.

	Shropshire	Staffordshire	Walsall	Wolverhampton	Mid Glamorgan
Total number in training	500	1,100	400	500	900
Percentage in:
Agriculture and Commercial Horticulture	1	5	--	0	3
Business Administration	6	7	13	18	10
Chemical Industry	--	--	0	3	0
Childcare	0	4	--	--	0
Electrical Installation Engineering	9	8	13	7	5
Engineering Manufacturing	28	21	32	24	25
Engineering Construction	--	0	--	--	--
Information Technology	1	0	0	0	2
Marine Engineering	2	--	--	--	7
Polymers Sector	3	--	2	--	1
Retailing	3	11	2	6	2
Steel Industry	--	--	--	--	--
Steel Industry	--	--	--	--	--
Travel Service	1	4	2	--	0
Construction	1	4	8	5	7
Plumbing	1	0	--	--	3
Wool Textiles	--	0	--	--	0
Welsh Manufacturing Engineering	--	--	--	--	5
Accounting	6	10	--	2	2
Air Transport	--	--	--	--	1
Arts and Entertainment	--	--	--	--	--
Bakers	--	--	--	--	0
Builders Merchants	--	--	--	--	--
Bus and Coach	--	--	--	--	--
Carpet Manufacturing	--	--	--	--	--
Electricity	0	--	1	--	--
Engineering Services	0	--	--	--	1
Estate Agencies	1	--	--	--	--
Fire Services	--	--	--	--	--
Furniture Manufacturing	0	--	--	--	0
Glass	--	0	--	--	--
Hairdressing	3	14	5	11	6
Healthcare	0	1	--	0	0
Horticulture (amenity)	--	--	--	0	0
Hotel and Catering	4	1	2	14	2
Knitting and lace	--	--	--	--	--
Man-made fibres	--	--	--	--	--
Meat training	1	0	--	--	--
Paper and Board	--	--	--	--	--
Printing	1	--	1	--	1
Road Haulage	--	1	--	--	--
Seafish	--	--	--	--	--
Security	--	0	--	--	1
Sports and Recreation	0	--	6	3	3
Tell Communications	--	--	--	--	--
Timber Trade	1	--	--	0	--
Motor Industry	27	7	11	5	12
Health and Social Care	--	--	3	--	1
Newspapers	--	--	--	--	--
Operating Department Practice	--	--	--	--	--
Physiological Measurement Technicians	--	--	--	--	--
Banking Services	--	--	--	--	--
Floristry	--	--	--	--	--
Horses	--	--	--	--	--
Insurance	--	--	--	--	--
Museums	--	--	--	--	--
Plumbing	--	--	--	--	--
Rail	--	--	--	1	--
Agriculture and Garden Machinery	--	--	--	--	--
Farriery	1	--	--	--	0

Notes:

1. As the information on the sector breakdown is from the MA Database, it is only possible to give percentages, not actual numbers.

2. "--" = less than 0.5 per cent.

Source:

MA Database; TEC Management Information.

27 Feb 1997 : Column: 357

Numbers and per cent.

	South Glamorgan	Gwent	North East Wales	North West Wales	West Wales
Total number in training	700	1,000	800	500	1,600
Percentage in:
Agriculture and Commercial Horticulture	*	2	5	2	5
Business Administration	*	6	17	9	6
Chemical Industry	*	--	3	0	0
Childcare	*	0	1	25	0
Electrical Installation Engineering	*	4	13	5	3
Engineering Manufacturing	*	15	25	16	20
Engineering Construction	*	0	0	--	0
Information Technology	*	--	3	1	1
Marine Engineering	*	--	--	--	0
Polymers Sector	*	--	--	1	--
Retailing	*	2	4	3	6
Steel Industry	*	--	0	--	--
Steel Industry	*	9	4	--	9
Travel Service	*	1	3	1	0
Construction	*	25	3	7	15
Plumbing	*	4	1	4	3
Wool Textiles	*	--	--	--	--
Welsh Manufacturing Engineering	*	11	1	1	12
Accounting	*	3	3	1	0
Air Transport	*	--	--	0	--
Arts and Entertainment	*	--	--	0	--
Bakers	*	--	0	1	--
Builders Merchants	*	--	--	--	--
Bus and Coach	*	--	--	--	--
Carpet Manufacturing	*	--	--	--	--
Electricity	*	--	--	--	0
Engineering Services	*	1	0	2	0
Estate Agencies	*	--	0	--	--
Fire Services	*	--	--	--	--
Furniture Manufacturing	*	--	1	--	--
Glass	*	--	--	--	0
Hairdressing	*	5	2	5	6
Healthcare	*	--	0	1	1
Horticulture (amenity)	*	1	0	1	--
Hotel and Catering	*	3	1	3	1
Knitting and lace	*	--	--	--	--
Man-made fibres	*	--	--	--	--
Meat training	*	--	0	0	1
Paper and Board	*	--	--	--	0
Printing	*	1	--	1	--
Road Haulage	*	--	--	--	--
Seafish	*	--	--	--	1
Security	*	--	--	--	--
Sports and Recreation	*	--	1	--	--
Tell Communications	*	--	--	--	--
Timber Trade	*	--	--	--	--
Motor Industry	*	9	7	6	3
Health and Social Care	*	0	1	2	3
Newspapers	*	--	--	--	--
Operating Department Practice	*	--	--	--	--
Physiological Measurement Technicians	*	--	--	--	--
Banking Services	*	--	--	--	--
Floristry	*	--	--	--	--
Horses	*	--	--	--	--
Insurance	*	--	--	0	--
Museums	*	--	--	--	--
Plumbing	*	--	--	--	--
Rail	*	--	--	--	--
Agriculture and Garden Machinery	*	--	--	--	--
Farriery	*	--	--	0	--

Notes:

1. As the information on the sector breakdown is from the MA Database, it is only possible to give percentages, not actual numbers.

2. "--" = less than 0.5 per cent.

Source:

MA Database; TEC Management Information.

27 Feb 1997 : Column: 359

Numbers and per cent.

	Westec	Devon and Cornwall	Dorset	Gloucestershire	Somerset	Wiltshire
Total number in training	1,400	2,200	900	700	600	400
Percentage in:
Agriculture and Commercial Horticulture	--	4	0	2	4	4
Business Administration	15	7	3	12	9	4
Chemical Industry	--	--	0	--	--	--
Childcare	1	1	5	4	4	6
Electrical Installation Engineering	7	7	3	5	3	4
Engineering Manufacturing	19	19	15	20	34	46
Engineering Construction	--	--	--	--	--	--
Information Technology	3	0	0	1	1	--
Marine Engineering	1	5	1	5	--	10
Polymers Sector	--	--	--	0	--	--
Retailing	11	3	4	5	2	6
Steel Industry	--	--	--	--	--	--
Steel Industry	--	--	--	--	--	--
Travel Service	1	2	1	0	1	--
Construction	1	21	0	4	7	0
Plumbing	1	3	--	1	--	0
Wool Textiles	--	--	--	--	--	--
Welsh Manufacturing Engineering	--	--	--	--	--	--
Accounting	2	4	1	3	3	--
Air Transport	--	--	1	--	--	--
Arts and Entertainment	--	--	--	--	0	--
Bakers	--	0	0	--	--	--
Builders Merchants	0	0	--	0	--	--
Bus and Coach	--	--	--	--	--	--
Carpet Manufacturing	--	--	--	--	--	--
Electricity	--	--	--	--	--	--
Engineering Services	1	--	0	1	--	--
Estate Agencies	0	0	0	1	1	--
Fire Services	--	--	--	0	--	--
Furniture Manufacturing	--	--	0	--	--	--
Glass	0	--	0	--	0	--
Hairdressing	13	0	13	13	11	0
Healthcare	2	3	1	--	8	1
Horticulture (amenity)	0	--	--	1	--	--
Hotel and Catering	2	4	13	2	1	3
Knitting and lace	--	--	--	--	--	--
Man-made fibres	--	--	--	--	1	--
Meat training	--	--	--	--	1	--
Paper and Board	--	--	--	--	--	--
Printing	2	1	0	2	--	--
Road Haulage	0	--	--	--	--	--
Seafish	--	--	--	--	--	--
Security	0	--	--	0	--	0
Sports and Recreation	1	0	4	2	--	0
Tell Communications	0	--	--	0	--	1
Timber Trade	--	--	--	--	--	--
Motor Industry	14	13	22	15	7	5
Health and Social Care	0	1	10	0	3	8
Newspapers	--	--	0	--	--	0
Operating Department Practice	0	--	--	--	--	--
Physiological Measurement Technicians	--	--	--	--	--	--
Banking Services	0	--	--	--	--	--
Floristry	--	--	--	--	0	--
Horses	--	--	--	--	--	--
Insurance	0	--	--	--	--	--
Museums	--	--	--	--	0	--
Plumbing	--	--	0	0	--	--
Rail	--	--	--	--	--	--
Agriculture and Garden Machinery	--	--	--	--	--	--
Farriery	--	--	--	--	--	--

Notes:

1. As the information on the sector breakdown is from the MA Database, it is only possible to give percentages, not actual numbers.

2. "--" = less than 0.5 per cent.

Source:

MA Database; TEC Management Information.

27 Feb 1997 : Column: 361

Modern apprenticeship England and Wales--trainees in each sector as at 5 January 1997 Numbers and per cent.

	Essex	Hampshire	Heart of England	Hertfordshire	Kent
Total number in training	2,000	1,700	500	900	1,900
Percentage in:
Agriculture and Commercial Horticulture	--	--	0	--	1
Business Administration	13	6	13	9	13
Chemical Industry	0	--	--	1	0
Childcare	4	3	0	12	0
Electrical Installation Engineering	9	6	15	4	7
Engineering Manufacturing	22	17	26	21	5
Engineering Construction	0	--	--	--	1
Information Technology	1	1	--	1	3
Marine Engineering	--	7	--	--	1
Polymers Sector	0	--	0	--	0
Retailing	7	9	8	11	13
Steel Industry	--	--	--	--	--
Steel Industry	--	0	0	--	--
Travel Service	2	2	4	3	1
Construction	3	4	1	0	2
Plumbing	1	0	0	0	0
Wool Textiles	--	--	--	--	--
Welsh Manufacturing Engineering	--	--	--	--	--
Accounting	1	2	4	0	1
Air Transport	0	--	--	--	--
Arts and Entertainment	--	--	--	--	--
Bakers	--	0	--	--	--
Builders Merchants	0	0	--	--	--
Bus and Coach	--	0	--	--	--
Carpet Manufacturing	--	--	--	--	--
Electricity	0	0	0	--	0
Engineering Services	0	0	2	--	--
Estate Agencies	0	0	0	--	--
Fire Services	--	--	--	--	--
Furniture Manufacturing	--	0	--	--	--
Glass	--	--	--	--	--
Hairdressing	7	12	7	3	25
Healthcare	9	0	1	--	2
Horticulture (amenity)	--	1	0	--	1
Hotel and Catering	12	10	7	20	6
Knitting and lace	--	--	--	--	--
Man-made fibres	--	--	--	--	--
Meat training	--	--	--	--	0
Paper and Board	--	--	--	--	1
Printing	1	1	2	1	2
Road Haulage	--	--	--	--	3
Seafish	--	--	--	--	--
Security	--	2	--	2	--
Sports and Recreation	0	0	--	--	0
Tell Communications	--	--	--	1	0
Timber Trade	--	0	--	--	--
Motor Industry	6	14	6	11	6
Health and Social Care	2	3	2	--	4
Newspapers	--	--	--	--	1
Operating Department Practice	--	0	--	--	--
Physiological Measurement Technicians	--	--	--	--	--
Banking Services	--	--	--	--	--
Floristry	--	0	1	--	--
Horses	0	--	--	--	--
Insurance	--	0	--	--	1
Museums	--	--	--	--	-
Plumbing	--	0	--	--	0
Rail	--	--	--	--	--
Agriculture and Garden Machinery	--	--	--	--	--
Farriery	--	--	--	--	--

Notes:

1. As the information on the sector breakdown is from the MA Database, it is only possible to give percentages, not actual numbers.

2. "--" = less than 0.5 per cent.

Source:

MA Database; TEC Management Information.

27 Feb 1997 : Column: 363

Numbers and per cent.

	Milton Keynes	Surrey	Sussex	Thames Valley	Aztec
Total number in training	400	800	1,200	1,400	400
Percentage in:
Agriculture and Commercial Horticulture	--	1	0	--	--
Business Administration	32	3	10	15	17
Chemical Industry	--	--	--	0	--
Childcare	--	5	6	10	4
Electrical Installation Engineering	1	9	7	11	10
Engineering Manufacturing	24	12	2	8	2
Engineering Construction	--	0	--	--	1
Information Technology	3	--	1	2	1
Marine Engineering	0	--	--	--	--
Polymers Sector	--	--	--	--	--
Retailing	4	8	9	25	21
Steel Industry	--	--	--	--	--
Steel Industry	--	--	--	--	--
Travel Service	0	4	3	3	3
Construction	0	2	7	--	--
Plumbing	--	1	3	0	2
Wool Textiles	--	--	--	--	0
Welsh Manufacturing Engineering	--	--	--	--	--
Accounting	14	1	2	1	1
Air Transport	--	0	--	--	--
Arts and Entertainment	--	--	--	--	--
Bakers	--	--	--	3	0
Builders Merchants	--	1	0	--	0
Bus and Coach	--	--	--	--	--
Carpet Manufacturing	--	--	--	--	--
Electricity	--	--	0	--	--
Engineering Services	--	--	1	0	--
Estate Agencies	--	--	1	--	5
Fire Services	--	--	--	0	--
Furniture Manufacturing	--	--	--	--	--
Glass	--	--	0	--	--
Hairdressing	1	3	7	4	16
Healthcare	--	--	--	0	--
Horticulture (amenity)	--	--	1	--	--
Hotel and Catering	4	16	14	6	4
Knitting and lace	--	--	--	--	--
Man-made fibres	--	0	--	--	--
Meat training	--	--	--	--	--
Paper and Board	--	--	--	--	--
Printing	0	1	3	5	0
Road Haulage	1	--	--	0	--
Seafish	--	--	--	--	--
Security	--	3	--	--	3
Sports and Recreation	--	2	1	1	3
Tell Communications	--	--	1	--	--
Timber Trade	--	0	0	--	--
Motor Industry	13	12	10	6	6
Health and Social Care	--	15	11	--	--
Newspapers	--	--	--	--	--
Operating Department Practice	--	--	--	--	--
Physiological Measurement Technicians	--	--	--	--	--
Banking Services	--	--	--	--	--
Floristry	1	0	--	--	--
Horses	--	--	--	--	--
Insurance	0	--	0	--	--
Museums	--	--	--	--	--
Plumbing	--	--	0	--	--
Rail	--	--	--	--	--
Agriculture and Garden Machinery	--	--	--	--	--
Farriery	--	--	--	--	--

Notes:

1. As the information on the sector breakdown is from the MA Database, it is only possible to give percentages, not actual numbers.

2. "--" = less than 0.5 per cent.

Source:

MA Database; TEC Management Information.

27 Feb 1997 : Column: 365

	North London	North West London	Cilntec	Central London	London East	Solotec	West London
Total number in training	1,000	500	700	400	900	900	800
Percentage in:
Agriculture and Commercial Horticulture	--	--	--	--	--	--	11
Business Administration	8	2	14	13	3	13	--
Chemical Industry	0	--	--	--	--	--	--
Childcare	2	7	2	4	--	4	7
Electrical Installation Engineering	1	5	15	16	6	12	--
Engineering Manufacturing	0	1	4	--	86	17	13
Engineering Construction	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Information Technology	0	--	0	1	0	0	1
Marine Engineering	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Polymers Sector	--	--	3	--	--	--	--
Retailing	13	14	8	21	--	12	1
Steel Industry	0	--	--	--	--	0	--
Steel Industry	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Travel Service	2	1	0	5	--	7	--
Construction	2	--	6	1	4	--	2
Plumbing	0	1	1	0	--	--	--
Wool Textiles	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Welsh Manufacturing Engineering	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Accounting	3	1	1	--	--	0	--
Air Transport	0	--	--	--	--	--	--
Arts and Entertainment	--	--	--	--	--	3	--
Bakers	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Builders Merchants	0	0	0	--	--	--	--
Bus and Coach	--	--	--	1	--	--	0
Carpet Manufacturing	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Electricity	0	--	1	--	--	--	0
Engineering Services	--	13	--	--	--	--	--
Estate Agencies	--	0	1	--	--	1	--
Fire Services	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Furniture Manufacturing	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Glass	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Hairdressing	16	1	3	11	--	10	0
Healthcare	0	--	--	--	--	2	--
Horticulture (amenity)	0	--	--	--	--	--	--
Hotel and Catering	36	31	2	16	0	5	55
Knitting and lace	--	--	0	--	--	--	0
Man-made fibres	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Meat training	--	--	1	--	--	--	--
Paper and Board	--	--	--	--	--	--	0
Printing	0	--	19	--	--	--	--
Road Haulage	--	--	--	--	--	4	--
Seafish	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Security	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Sports and Recreation	4	7	0	6	--	--	0
Tell Communications	2	--	0	1	--	--	0
Timber Trade	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Motor Industry	7	11	13	3	--	6	2
Health and Social Care	1	5	--	1	--	3	2
Newspapers	3	--	--	--	--	--	--
Operating Department Practice	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Physiological Measurement Technicians	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Banking Services	--	--	4	--	--	--	--
Floristry	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Horses	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Insurance	--	--	--	1	--	--	--
Museums	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Plumbing	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Rail	--	--	0	--	--	--	--
Agriculture and Garden Machinery	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Farriery	--	--	--	--	--	--	--

Notes:

1. As the information on the sector breakdown is from the MA Database, it is only possible to give percentages, not actual numbers.

2. "--" = less than 0.5 per cent.

Source:

MA Database; TEC Management Information.

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