§ Ms ShortTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what accumulated reserves were held in total and by each TEC in Wales on 1 April 1992 and on 1 April 1993; and if he will make a statement.
§ Sir Wyn RobertsThe reserves held by each TEC are set out in their annual reports and accounts as at 29 March 1992 and 28 March 1993 and copies of these are held in the Library of the House.
§ Ms ShortTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many learning for work places and what budget have been allocated to each TEC in Wales; how many people are currently on learning for work in each area; what monitoring information is collected about learning for work participants and the subsequent destinations they will be entering; how he plans to evaluate the programme; and if he will make a statement about its extension beyond 1994.
§ Sir Wyn RobertsThe number of learning for work places contracted with TECs in Wales and the number of participants on the programme as at 29 October are set out in the table. Information about the allocation of budgets by the Welsh Office to individual TECs is commercial in confidence. However, the total budget available for learning for work in Wales is £3.887 million.
600WInformation is being collected about starts, participants and qualifications, and take up by gender and disability.
Destinations of leavers will be obtained through follow-up questionnaires. The programme will be evaluated in the costs and benefits compared to other programmes.
The learning for work programme is scheduled to run until August 1994 and its future beyond that date is currently being considered.
Learning for Work—Wales Position at 29 October 1993 TEC name Contracted places 1993–94 Starts Gwent 304 73 Mid Glamorgan 384 65 North East Wales 152 64 North East Wales 235 16 Powys 44 0 South Glamorgan 380 36 West Wales 423 105 Wales Total 1,850 359