Government's don't give a rats about the end product you talk about above, they are out to tick the lack of supply box with such schemes. Politicians are only out to show they are doing something, regardless if that is the right thing or not, and as per the recent Green paper, they actively talk up such schemes as soon as "pilot shortage" is mentioned. They have ticked the box and move on.
The future is sausage students, DA40 time with a "GA Ready" course done at the end to gain some 210 time.