§ Mr. Wigleyasked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish a table showing the number of school leavers employed on YTS in each of the Welsh counties in each year since the scheme was introduced; and how many of these have found full-time employment on completing the scheme.
§ Mr. Wyn RobertsInformation is not available in the precise form requested. Available information relates to the number of entrants by Manpower Services Commission area office. The number of entrants were as follows:
1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 Gwent 3,927 3,933 4,152 Dyfed and West Glamorgan 5,185 5,535 5,601 Mid and South Glamorgan 7,160 8,409 8,143 Clwyd, Gwynedd and Powys 5,388 5,732 5,799 Information at this level on those finding full-time employment is available only for 1985–86 when the 100 per cent. follow-up survey was introduced. The percentage of leavers between April and November 1985 finding full-time employment within three months of leaving were:
Per cent. Gwent 45 Dyfed and West Glamorgan 42 Mid and South Glamorgan 41 Clwyd, Gwynedd and Powys 52
§ Mr. Wigleyasked the Secretary of State for Wales how many school leavers were employed by British Rail in Wales as part of the YTS in 1985; and how many were later offered permanent positions with British Rail.
§ Mr. Wyn RobertsThere were 47 entrants to British Rail YTS schemes in Wales during 1985–86. The Manpower Services Commission does not hold information on numbers of trainees who are already employees or are offered permanent employment during or after their traineeship by specific employers.