HC Deb 14 July 1992 vol 211 cc594-5W
Mr. Ieuan Wyn Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is the total number of trainees currently on(a) youth training schemes and (b) employment training schemes in Wales; and, of these trainees, how many are in receipt of (i) communication services for deaf or blind people, (ii) essential taxi fare payments, (iii) adaptations to premises and equipment and (iv) loans of special equipment as part of their traineeships.

Sir Wyn Roberts

The number of trainees at 24 May 1992 on youth training schemes and employment training schemes in Wales was:

Training scheme Number
Youth 15,906
Employment 9,585

Support for people with disabilities is provided as an integral part of the Government's training programmes. Separate figures are therefore not available on the numbers of people with disabilities in receipt of special assistance.

Mr. Ieuan Wyn Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many sheltered training places are offered to trainees with special needs by each training and enterprise council in Wales.

Sir Wyn Roberts

Support for people with disabilities is provided as an integral part of the Government's training programmes.

The detailed information requested is not held centrally.

Mr. Ieuan Wyn Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will make it his policy to issue guidelines requiring all training and enterprise councils in Wales to offer further assessment programmes and pre-vocational training facilities to trainees with special needs.

Sir Wyn Roberts

Training and enterprise councils are under a contractual obligation to ensure that individual needs are assessed prior to entry to training programmes and that people receive training that is tailored to those needs. They are also under a specific obligation to ensure that suitable high-quality training shall be available for all trainees who are shown by assessment to have special training needs. Guidance has been issued to training and enterprise councils highlighting best practice in assessment and pre-vocational training. There are no plans to issue further guidelines at this stage.

Mr. Ieuan Wyn Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is the total cost of providing(a) communication services for deaf or blind trainees, (b) essential taxi fare assistance, (c) adaptation of premises and equipment and (d) loans of special equipment for trainees on (i) youth training schemes and (ii) employment training schemes for each training and enterprise council in Wales.

Sir Wyn Roberts

Support for people with disabilities is provided as an integral part of the Government's training programmes. Separate figures for the cost of such support is not held centrally.