§ Mr. Barry JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what amount was paid in grants by his Department to each of the private schools in Wales in each year since 1979.
§ Mr. Wyn RobertsPayments made to independent schools for fee remissions under the assisted places scheme are set out in the following table A. The scheme did not commence until 1981–82. In addition, the Department has paid grant under the direct grant scheme as set out in table B.
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Table B Grant to direct grant schools £ 1979–80 1125,000 1980–81 168,000 1981–82 167,000 1982–83 120,000 1983–84 10,000 1984–85 10,000 1985–86 11,000 1986–87 19,000 1987–88 13,000 1988–89 15,000 1989–90 16,000 1Included grant to former direct grant schools which subsequently become independent. The only direct grant school remaining is TS Indefatigable, Anglesey.
Wales (000's) 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 Civilian work force in employment in June1 1,157 1,125 1,054 1,027 1,014 1,040 1,044 1,055 1,073 1,117 1,200 Persons employed in more than one job2 17 — 17 — 19 21 22 28 33 40 45 Persons on work-related government training schemes in June3 — — — — — 10 10 13 18 21 31 1 Defined as employees in employment, the self-employed and, from September 1983 onwards, participants on work-related government training schemes. 2 Spring labour force survey estimates produced biennially to 1983, and annually thereafter. These data are subject to large sampling errors and are not directly comparable with published employment estimates. 3 Included in 1; not applicable before September 1983.