§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Wales how many young people have received injuries whilst on a youth training scheme in (a) each county and (b) Wales since its inception.
§ Mr. John Stradling ThomasI am informed by the Manpower Services Commission that the information is 189W available only at regional level and up to 31 December 1983, by which date 25 injuries had been reported in Wales.
§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Wales how many young people have failed to complete the youth training scheme in (a) each county and (b) Wales.
§ Mr. John Stradling ThomasThe information is not available for all individual counties. On an area manpower board basis, the numbers of early leavers* up to March 1984 are as follows:
Numbers Mid and South Glamorgan 1,620 Gwent 998 West Glamorgan/Dyfed 1,539
Approved places as at 31 March 1984 Planned places 1984–85 Mode A Mode B Total Mode A Mode B Total Mid and South Glamorgan 4,749 3,326 8,075 5,130 2,490 7,620 Gwent 2,735 1,348 4,083 2,811 940 3,751 West Glamorgan/Dyfed 4,090 1,734 5,824 4,340 1,280 5,620 Gwynedd 1,439 581 2,020 1,435 365 1,800 Clwyd/Powys 2,594 1,635 4,229 3,235 865 4,100 WALES 15,607 8,624 24,231 16,951 5,940 22,891
§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Wales how many young people are on or have completed the youth training scheme in (a) each county and (b) Wales.
§ Mr. John Stradling ThomasThe information is not available by county, but on an area manpower board basis, the numbers of young persons on youth training schemes as at 31 March 1984 were as follows:
Numbers Mid and South Glamorgan 5,335 Gwent 2,928 West Glamorgan/Dyfed 3,650 Gwynedd 1,370 Clwyd/Powys 2,835 Wales 16,118 The youth training scheme is still in its first full year and thus figures for those completing schemes are not yet available.
§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Wales how many young people in (a) each county and (b) Wales have had their benefit cut as a result of coming off the youth training scheme prematurely or because they refused a place when offered.
§ Mr. John Stradling ThomasThe information is not available at county level. However, between 1 September 1983 and 31 March 1984 the unemployment benefit service has temporarily reduced the benefit of 237 young people for unreasonably refusing a suitable place, and of 500 youngsters for leaving a place prematurely.
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Numbers Gwynedd 387 Clwyd/Powys 778 Wales 5,322 * Early leavers have been defined as all young persons who have left four weeks or more before the due termination date and include those who have found work, enter further education and those who later rejoin the scheme.
§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Wales how many mode A and mode B places there were on the youth training scheme in 1983 in each county and in Wales as a whole, respectively; and what are the allocations for 1984.
§ Mr. John Stradling ThomasThe information is not available in the precise form requested. Places are allocated to area manpower boards, whose allocations are as follows: