§ Mr. Barry JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many people are engaged in Government employment and training measures in Wales; what was the figure for expenditure on the YTS in 1986 and 1987; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Wyn RobertsThe number of people engaged in the following programmes in Wales at 31 January 1988 is as follows:
Number New Job Training Scheme 1,241 Youth Training Scheme 23,691 Enterprise Allowance Scheme 5,289 Community Programme 19,695 Community Industry 871 Job Release Scheme 712 Job Share Scheme 85 Jobstart Allowance 286 New Workers Scheme 1,930 No figures are available for the voluntary projects programme. For the adult training programme, the only available information is that between 1 April 1987 and 31 January 1988 a total of 18,495 took part.
Expenditure on YTS in the 1986–87 financial year was £51,985,000. The latest estimate of expenditure for the 1987–88 financial year is £58,092,000.