§ Mr. Wigleyasked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish a table showing the total number of persons covered by each of the special employment and training measures up to the most recent convenient date for each of the counties of Wales and Wales as a whole.
§ Mr. John MorrisThe following is the information:
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SPECIAL MEASURLS—WALES AND COUNTIES Wales South Glamorgan Mid Glamorgan West Glamorgan Gwent Dyfed Powys Gwynedd Clwyd Temporary Employment Subsidy (including Supplement) (12th June 1978) 30,843 2,310 8,909 3,975 5,415 2,650 436 3,077 4,071 Youth Employment Subsidy (including Recruitment Subsidy for School Leavers) 7,117 718 1,753 897 1,469 666 89 454 1,071 Job Creation Programme (31st May 1978) 15,125 — — — — — — — — Work Experience Programme* 6,012 605 934 437 574 711 177 742 671 Job Release Scheme (Number of applications approved 31st May 1978) 2,215 — — — — — — — — Small Firms Employment Subsidy (31st May 1978) 868 North Wales Special Development Area 256 jobs South Wales Special Development Area 612 jobs — Youth Opportunities Programme (Places approved 26th May 1978) 507 35 74 66 67 108 22 48 87 Special Temporary Employment Programme (Places approved 26th May 1978) 48 6 Nil 7 Nil 7 Nil Nil 28 Total 62,735 — — — — — — — — Note: * The county totals shown are based on information up to 31st December 1977. After that date information on the work experience programme is available on an all-Wales basis only. The figure shown in the Wales column for the work experience programme is the total number of places available on 31st May 1978. An up-to-date breakdown on a county basis for the job creation programme and the job release scheme is not available
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