§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Wales how many of the people employed on Manpower Services Commission schemes in Wales work on schemes for agencies based in England; and what proportion of the total employed on such schemes they represent.
§ Mr. Wyn Roberts[pursuant to his reply, 17 November 1986, c. 38]: The latest information available on scheme participants is as follows:
Number on England-based agency schemes Percentage of total Community Programme 5,036 25 Youth Training Scheme 2,791 13 Voluntary Project Programme 313 28 Source: Manpower Services Commission Wales.
33WParticipants include those who are employed, receiving training or given the opportunity to do voluntary work on MSC schemes. The figures do not include supervisory staff.