§ Mr. Colin Shepherdasked the Paymaster General how many applications have been received from employers within the Hereford and Leominster travel-to-work area and the Ross and Andaford travel-to-work area in respect of the new workers scheme; and how many people have been employed on this basis in those areas.
§ Mr. LeeStatistics are not available under the new workers scheme for travel-to-work areas. However, in the Shropshire, Hereford and Worcester area (which includes 405W Hereford, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye) 1,037 new workers scheme applications have been received and 954 young people are currently in jobs supported under the Scheme. In addition, in the Gloucestershire and Wiltshire area, which includes Cinderford, 690 applications have been received and 661 young people are currently in jobs supported under the scheme.