§ Mr. Wigleyasked the Secretary of State for Employment what proportion of the claims totalling 238 million units of account submitted to the EEC Social Fund for generalised retraining schemes in areas of industrial decline have been submitted by Her Majesty's Government; and what proportion of these appertain to schemes planned for Wales.
§ Mr. John FraserThe United Kingdom has submitted applications totalling about 68 million units of account in respect of expenditure in 1974 for schemes of training in its assisted areas.
576Woperational conversion units in the financial years 1970–71 to 1973–74 inclusive is as follows:
Rather more than 11 per cent. of this figure relates to training in Wales.