§ Mr. Roy HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many people in(a) Newport, (b) Gwent and (c) Wales are participating in training and retraining programmes.
§ Mr. Peter WalkerThe number of people participating in training and retraining programmes is as follows:
YTS Employment training Residual community programe job training scheme Newport 1,295 586 12 Gwent 4,317 1,894 25 Wales 26,083 12,225 4,760 Figures are not available for miscellaneous smaller training programmes such as training for enterprise; local grants to employers and the wider opportunities training programme.