HC Deb 09 June 1992 vol 209 cc122-3W
Mr. Llwyd

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many(a) men and (b) women in employment received employment training in Wales in the last year for which figures are available.

Sir Wyn Roberts

Information on numbers of people training under employment training (ET) who have employed status is available on a quarterly basis. The latest information available shows that on 29 March 1992, there were 1,367 people with employed status receiving training under ET in Wales. This information is not collected by gender.

Mr. Llwyd

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish the latest available figures showing the average duration of employment training courses for (a) women and (b) men in Wales.

Sir Wyn Roberts

The latest available figures cover the period from July 1990 to June 1991 and show that the average duration of employment training courses in Wales was 29.7 weeks. This information is not collected by gender.

Mr. Barry Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will state, by county and for Wales as a whole, the number of people covered by(a) employment training, (b) the enterprise allowance scheme and (c) the youth training scheme; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. David Hunt

The information is not available in the exact form requested, as it is not collected on a county basis. Figures are compiled by training and enterprise councils (TECs) area, and those for 29 March 1992 are set out in the following table:

(a) (b) (c)
TEC In employment training In enterprise training In youth training
Gwent 1,883 403 2,974
Mid Glamorgan 2,419 430 3,600
North East Wales 769 150 1,417
North West Wales 951 392 2,090
Powys 556 152 620
South Glamorgan 1,111 252 1,787
West Wales 2,761 977 4,055
WALES TOTALS 10,450 2,756 16,543