MSC Schemes

HC Deb 15 January 1987 vol 108 cc279-80W

Mr. D. E. Thomas

asked the Secretary of State for Wales what proportion of those taking part in the Manpower Services Commission sponsored schemes in Wales are (a) over 50 but under 60 years of age and (b) over 60 years of age.

Mr. Wyn Roberts

Comprehensive information is not available in the form requested. The only information held centrally relates to the enterprise allowance scheme, on which, according to December 1986 statistics, 11.8 per cent. of participants in Wales are aged between 45 and 54 and 3.5 per cent. are aged between 55 and 65. Information relating to the ages of participants on other schemes is available only for Great Britain as a whole.

Number of registered milk producers
	1983
	March	June	September	December
Clwyd	1,174	1,174	1,174	1,174
Dyfed	4,027	4,021	4,013	4,011
Gwent	431	431	429	427
Gwynedd	673	672	671	673
Mid, South and West Glamorgan	356	357	355	357
Powys	606	610	610	611
WALES	7,267	7,265	7,252	7,253

Source: Milk Marketing Board of England and Wales.

Number of registered milk producers
	1984
	March	June	September	December
Clwyd	1,167	1,166	1,163	1,135
Dyfed	4,000	4,004	4,000	3,931
Gwent	425	423	421	414
Gwynedd	666	661	661	635
Mid, South and West Glamorgan	357	354	353	348
Powys	608	605	603	583
WALES	7,223	7,213	7,201	7,046

Source: Milk Marketing Board of England and Wales.

Number of registered milk producers
	1985
	March	June	September	December
Clwyd	1,123	1,116	1,111	1,107
Dyfed	3,903	3,889	3,849	3,839
Gwent	410	406	404	402
Gwynedd	629	624	617	611
Mid, Glamorgan South and West Glamorgan	346	336	333	331
Powys	579	573	567	560
WALES	6,990	6,944	6,881	6,850

Source: Milk Marketing Board of England and Wales.

Number of registered milk producers
1986
	March	June	September
Clwyd	1,120	1,120	1,123
Dyfed	3,854	3,829	3,817
Gwent	404	402	397
Gwynedd	612	606	598
Mid, South and West Glamorgan	341	339	338
Powys	560	599	552
WALES	6,891	6,855	6,825

Mr. D. E. Thomas

asked the Secretary of State for Wales whether there are any Welsh-based Manpower Services Commission schemes which operate in England.

Mr. Wyn Roberts

No.