§ Mr. LlwydTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many young people currently awaiting places on youth training schemes in Wales are currently in receipt of bridging allowance; and what is the total value of the allowance.
§ Sir Wyn RobertsThe number of young people in receipt of bridging allowances at August 1992 in Wales was 515.
The value of the allowance is £15 per week per person.
§ Mr. LlwydTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many trainees are currently on youth training schemes in Wales; and how many were deemed to need assistance with(a) numeracy and (b) literacy.
§ Sir Wyn RobertsThe most recent information available (estimates at 13 September 1992) indicates that there were approximately 14,300 trainees on youth training schemes in Wales.
Training and enterprise councils have an obligation to provide for young people with a numeracy or literacy need, but are not required to collect statistics indicating the numbers involved. The figures requested are, therefore, not available.
§ Mr. LlwydTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish the percentage level for unemployment amongst youth training leavers in Wales in each year since 1989–90.
§ Sir Wyn RobertsInformation relating to the percentage level of unemployment amongst youth training leavers in Wales is provided in the table.
Unemployment amongst youth training leavers (Wales) per cent. April 1989 to March 1990 15.9 April 1990 to March 1991 22.5 April 1991 to December 19911 26.2 1 Latest period for which information is currently available.
§ Mr. LlwydTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what was the overall budget allocated for youth training in Wales during 1991–92 and 1992–93; if he will publish the 129W estimated budget level for 1993–94; and how much has been allocated per youth training place on average in each instance.
§ Sir Wyn RobertsThe youth training budget for 1991–92 was £52.152 million and for 1992–93 is £48.441 million; information relating to budgets for 1993–94 is not yet available.
The average price per filled place was £53.80 per week for 1991–92 and is £49.40 per week for 1992–93.
§ Mr. LlwydTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what percentage of trainees on youth training placements achieved qualifications as part of their placement in each training and enterprise council area in Wales during each of the last three years; and what percentage of placements were brought to an end within three months in each training and enterprise council area.
§ Sir Wyn RobertsInformation relating to the achievement of qualifications on youth traning and numbers of youth training leavers within three months is provided in the tables.
Table 1 Qualifications obtained during 1990–91 Full qualification Part qualification Per cent. Per cent. Gwent 26 17 Swansea 35 21 Cardiff 29 19 Wrexham 40 23 The figures relate to the four areas of Wales which existed prior to the setting up of training and enterprise councils (TECs). Reliable figures on qualifications obtained are not available for TECs for 1990–91, since TECs in Wales were mostly operational for only a small part of the year.
Table 2 Qualifications obtained April-November 1991 Full qualification Part qualification Per cent. Per cent. Gwent 26 15 West Wales 36 22 Mid Glamorgan 27 19 South Glamorgan 26 15 North West Wales 46 24 These are the latest available figures for TECs, since follow up of YT leavers is undertaken six months after leaving.
Figures for north east Wales and Powys are not available owing to the low number of respondents to the follow up survey in those areas.
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Table 3 Leavers staying less than three months with a training provider Per cent. 1990–91 Gwent 34 Swansea 28 Cardiff 32 Wrexham 26
Per cent. April 1991 to November 1991 Gwent 30 West Wales 30 Mid Glamorgan 29 South Glamorgan 34 Powys 23 North East Wales 7 North West Wales 15 The figures show the percentages of all leavers who spent less than three months with a training provider. They include those who transferred from one provider to another during the period.
Information is not available on the number of placements brought to an end within three months.
§ Mr. LlwydTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if his Department will publish an estimated figure for the number of 16 and 17-year-olds in Wales who are without a job or a place on a training scheme and who are not in full-time education.
§ Sir Wyn RobertsWe have recently introduced new measures which will enable this information to be collected on a monthly basis. The first monthly count has only just been completed and we intend to publish this information as soon as we are satisfied that it is both comprehensive and accurate.
§ Mr. LlwydTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many 16 and 17-year-olds have been(a) killed and (b) seriously injured in work-related training placement accidents on youth training and youth training schemes in Wales in each year since 1983.
§ Sir Wyn RobertsThe number of individuals who have been killed or injured on youth training schemes in Wales in each year since 1983 is given in the following table. Separate figures, by age, are not available.
Wales YT(S) Accident statistics Year Fatal Major Minor 11983 0 2 40 1984 0 20 162 1985 0 17 161 1986 2 26 173 1987 1 27 224 1988 1 46 265 1989 0 43 214 1990 0 36 189 1991 1 37 140 21992 0 8 61 1 The data for 1983 covers only the period 1 April to 31 December 1983. 2 The data for 1992 covers only the period 1 January to 30 June 1992. Notes
(a) Employment Department figures for trainees have been compiled on a similar basis to those prepared by the Health and Safety Executive for employed persons. However, the Employment Department's figures include a number of accidents to trainees in educational establishments, and road traffic accidents, which would not have been reportable to the Health and Safety Executive had the individuals been employed.
(b) Major injuries are classified according to the severity criteria laid down in the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1985. These regulations, which came into force on 1 April 1986, re-classified 131W fractured wrists and ankles as major injuries. These were not classed as major injuries in the previous regulations, the Notifications of Accidents and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1980 (NADOR).
§ Mr. LlwydTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales which training and enterprise councils in Wales are currently not fulfilling the Government's guarantee of a training place on youth training schemes for all 16 and 17-year-olds in Wales.
§ Sir Wyn RobertsWe have recently introduced new measures which will enable information to be collected regularly to help identify localised difficulties, and which will encourage closer liaison between training and enterprise councils and careers services. The first monthly count under the new arrangement has only just been completed and it is therefore too early for the full picture to emerge. However, we have made it abundantly clear that we regard meeting the YT guarantee by TECs as of paramount importance and have said that no TEC will be prevented by lack of resource from meeting the guarantee.