§ Mr. Terlezkiasked the Secretary of State for Wales what was the total number of people benefiting from special employment and training measures at the latest available date (a) in the constituency of Cardiff West and (b) in Cardiff; and what is the average cost per person supported under each measure.
§ Mr. Nicholas EdwardsComprehensive information on all schemes cannot be provided for an area exactly corresponding to my hon. Friend's constituency.
The latest information on individual schemes in each case for the smallest area included in my hon. Friend's constituency is as follows:
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Total Community Programme South Glamorgan 1,009 Enterprise Allowance Scheme Mid and South Glamorgan 742 Job Release Scheme Cardiff 508 Job Splitting Scheme Cardiff 1 Young Workers Scheme Cardiff 529 Youth Training Scheme Cardiff 1,738 4,527 The following costs are national averages based on the latest information and estimates and where appropriate include assumptions about periods of participation on schemes and the number of supervisors employed. They do not take into account savings in the payments of benefits or flow-backs to the Exchequer from tax and national insurance. The cost in any particular area for a particular scheme may vary from the national average.
Estimated average cost per person supported under the measure Measure £ Community Programme 2,840 Enterprise Allowance Scheme 1,934 Job Release Schemes 3,250 Job Splitting Scheme 750 Young Workers Scheme 560 Youth Training Scheme 1,800