§ Mr. Llew SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many New Deal places on the Environmental Task Force(a) have been taken up to date and (b) are in the process of being taken up, in Blaenau, Gwent. [69587]
§ Mr. HainInformation on the number of people entering the options within the New Deal for 18–24s is not held by local authority area but is available by Employment Service District (Unit of Delivery).
In the Heads of the Valley and Caerphilly Unit of Delivery, which covers Blaenau Gwent, 122 people had taken up places on the Environment Task Force by the end of November 1998 (the latest available figures).
No information is held on the number of people in the process of entering the Environment Task Force.