§ Sir A. Meyerasked the Secretary of State for Wales what is the total annual cost in Wales to the latest available date of all programmes under the Government's job creation schemes; how many jobs have been saved; how many jobs have been created; and how many people
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GOVERNMENT MEASURES TO ALLEVIATE UNEMPLOYMENT AT MID-JUNE 1978: WALES Scheme Temporary Employment Subsidy: 18th August 1975 to 31st March 1979‡ Number of approved applications 531 Number of jobs 30,843* Grant £26,852,850 Youth Employment Subsidy: 1st October 1976 to 31st March 1978‡ Number of approved applications 4,588 Grant approved £1,082,768 Recruitment Subsidy for School Leavers: October 1975 to 30th September 1976‡ Number of approved applications 2,529 Grant £253,000 Job Release Scheme: 3rd January 1977 to 31st March 1979‡ Number of approved applications 2,215 Employed 1,055 Unemployed 1,160 Grant £1,683,340 Work Experience Programme: 1st November 1976 to 31st March 1978‡ Number of Schemes approved 1,913 Number of places provided 6,012 Grant £1,552,449 Job Creation Programme: 9th November 1975 to 31st December 1977‡* Number of approved applications 1,657 Number of Jobs 15,125 Grant £25,059,765† Small Firms Employment Subsidy: 1st July 1977 to 31st March 1979‡ Number of approved applications 217 Number of jobs 868 Job Introduction Scheme for disabled persons: July 1977 to July 1978‡ Number of approved applications 32 Youth Opportunities Programme: 1st April 1978‡ Number of schemes approved 436 Number of places provided 648 Grant £— Special Temporary Employment Programme: 1st April 1978‡ Number of approved applications 7 Number of jobs 88 Grant £— Total number of jobs 62,948 * Of which 7,817 have also received TES supplement at a cost of £1,528,800. † This figure is for costs up to May 1978. June figures are not available. ‡ Date started and closing date for applications under current Scheme. are under training under these programmes.
§ Mr. Alec JonesIt is not possible to give an annual cost of the Government's various measures since these do not have common starting and closing dates. The cumulative cost of the Government's various measures and the number of persons concerned from their inception to mid-June 1978 are shown in the table below: