§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is his estimate of the number of jobs created and saved in Wales since January 1975 by (a) the job creation scheme, (b) the community industry scheme, (c) the school leavers' recruitment subsidy and (d) the temporary employment subsidy.
§ Mr. John FraserThe Job Creation Programme was introduced on 9th October 1975 and by 13th February 1976 had been responsible for the creation of 1,244 jobs in Wales.
The Community Industry Scheme, financed by the Department of Employment, currently has two units in Wales in Gwent and Mid-Glamorgan with a combined capacity for 300 young employees. This represents an increase of 180 places since January 1975.
The recruitment subsidy for school leavers was introduced on 13th October 1975 and 1,468 applications had been approved in respect of employment in Wales by 30th January 1976. It is not possible to say how many of these jobs were created in response to the introduction of the subsidy.
The temporary employment subsidy scheme was introduced on 18th August