§ Mr. Wigleyasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish a table showing for each of the eight county councils of Wales, and each of the 37 district councils of Wales, the total value of job creation projects approved to date and the number of man weeks of work associated with these projects.
§ Mr. GoldingI am informed by the Manpower Services Commission that, up to 9th June, grants under the job creation programme had been allocated to projects in council areas in Wales as follows:
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Number of projects Number of jobs MSC grant£ Clwyd County Council: Alyn and Deeside District Council … 12 87 137,077 Colwyn District Council … 5 50 92,178 Delyn District Council … 52 655 980,426 Glyndwr District Council … 19 212 260,176 Rhuddlan District Council … 3 23 26,511 Wrexham Maelor District Council … 22 217 280,878 113 1,244 1,777,246 Dyfed County Council: Carmarthen District Council … 63 449 786,946 Ceredigion District Council … 27 157 248,603 Dinefwr District Council … 8 64 93,401 Llanelli District Council … 11 82 112,732 Preseli District Council … 16 96 178,390 South Pembrokeshire District Council … 7 94 88,523 132 942 1,508,595 Powys County Council: Brecknock District Council … 18 151 202,896 Montgomery District Council … 16 97 157,880 Radnor District Council … 20 162 268,703 54 410 629,479 Gwent County Council: Blaenau Gwent District Council … 19 340 377,092 Islwyn District Council … 16 133 187,257 Monmouth District Council … 13 159 170,047 Newport District Council … 19 166 286,479 Torfaen District Council … 50 528 703,992 117 1,326 1,724,867 Gwynedd County Council: Aberconwy District Council … 44 361 511,856 Arfon District Council … 68 816 1,217,498 Dwyfor District Council … 11 72 99,711 Meirionnydd District Council … 17 150 329,713 Yns Mon (Isle of Anglesey) District Council … 4 26 56,284 144 1,425 2,215,062 Mid Glamorgan County Council: Cynon Valley District Council … 7 98 75,173 Merthyr Tydfil C.C … 24 228 319,226 Ogwr District Council … 20 130 186,628 Rhondda District Council … 19 133 230,478 Rhymney Valley District Council … 44 275 468,427 Taff-Ely District Council … 28 256 253,731 142 1,120 1,533,663 South Glamorgan County Council: Cardiff District Council … 106 790 1,445,536 Vale of Glamorgan District Council … 19 221 321,945 125 1,011 1,767,481 West Glamorgan County Council: Agan District Council … 15 277 376,931 Lliw Valley District Council … 8 139 248,422 Neath District Council … 12 103 122,224 Swansea District Council … 66 493 843,733 101 1,012 1,591,310
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I regret that information on the number of employee weeks of work associated with these projects cannot be obtained without disproportionate cost to public funds.
§ Mr. Roseasked the Secretary of State for Employment whether he will seek to amend the 52-week rule as a priority to give greater continuity of employment and flexibility to the job creation programme.
§ Mr. GoldingA general relaxation of the 52-week limit on employment under the programme would result in substantially fewer unemployed people having an opportunity of work. But I am currently considering whether some limited relaxation might be possible.
§ Mr. Roseasked the Secretary of State for Employment whether he will cause to be granted to local action committees greater powers than at present in the creation and guidance of schemes under the job creation programme.
§ Mr. GoldingI have no plans at present for extending the role of area action committees under the job creation programme.
Mr. Brofhertonasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the total number of jobs created by the job creation scheme in each of the scheme's regions and the total number of applications which have been rejected.
§ Mr. GoldingI am informed by the Manpower Services Commission that up to 9th June 1977 the number of jobs created and the number of applications rejected or withdrawn for each area were as follows:
JCP Area Jobs created Project applications rejected or withdrawn* London and the South East 4,908 662 (6,350) Merseyside 8,886 233 (2,788) Midlands 4,528 484 (3,746) Northern 13,801 470 (4,060) North West 6,062 327(3,190) Scotland (East and North) 11,745 295 (2,623) Scotland (West) 12,939 339 (2,447) South West 5,520 367(2,905) Wales 8,905 411 (3,358) Yorkshire and Humberside 6,069 464 (4,058) *The potential number of jobs involved is shown in brackets.
§ Mr. Brothertonasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the maximum and minimum wages awarded by the job creation scheme to approved jobs.
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§ Mr. GoldingI am informed by the Manpower Services Commission, that maximum and minimum wage rates are not laid down under the job creation programme. Employees are paid the local rate for the job. The Commission's contribution to an employee's wage is, however, limited to a maximum of £58.80 per week.