§ Mr. RowlandsTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what estimate his Department has made of the number of people who are unemployed but not claiming benefit in Wales. [1236]
§ Mr. HainAccording to the autumn 1996 Labour Force Survey, an estimated 50,000 people in Wales were unemployed on the International Labour Organisation (ILO) definition (that is they were without a paid job and were available to start work within the next two weeks and had either looked for work in the past four weeks or were waiting to start a job already obtained) but not reporting receipt of unemployment-related benefit.
§ Mr. RowlandsTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what estimate his Department has made of the latest number of people on Government employment and training schemes who are not registered as unemployed. [1237]
§ Mr. HainPeople on government training schemes are not registered as unemployed. The information contained in the following table shows the total number of trainees in Wales in training and those who have employed status (i.e. have a contract of employment). The figures quoted are provisional.
My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Education and Employment has responsibility for employment schemes in Wales.
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Employed status trainees in Wales as at 30 March 1997 Total number of trainees in training Employed status trainees in training Youth credits 14,815 7,957 Modern apprenticeships 5,107 4,867 Accelerated modern apprenticeships 963 727 Training for work 3,826 359 Total trainees 24,711 13,910 Source:
TEC Management information.
Note
Figures do not include trainees whose training is supported under local initiatives by Training and Enterprise Councils since this information is not collected centrally.