§ Mr. Barry JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is the percentage in each county of people who find work after "training for work"; and if he will make a statement.
§ Sir Wyn RobertsThe information is in relation to the seven training and enterprise council areas in Wales which do not coincide with the eight counties. The information is provided in the following table on those who have found work and remain in employment six months after completing training for work.
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Training for work job outcomes Percentage in a job Gwent 43 Mid Glamorgan 44 North East Wales 29 North West Wales 32 Powys 43 South Glamorgan 38 West Wales 44 Wales Total 42 England and Wales 36 Source: TFW Follow-up September 1992 to August 1993.
§ Mr. Barry JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many young people in each of the constituencies in Wales have taken up training credits; and what plans he has to extend the scheme.
§ Sir Wyn RobertsFigures on the take-up of training credits are not collected on a constituency basis. The table shows the numbers who have taken up the offer of a credit, by training and enterprise council area, for the period since the scheme was launched until 27 March 1994:
Scheme started Number of starts North East Wales TEC 1 April 1991 3,972 Mid Glamorgan TEC 29 March 1993 2,445 Two further training and enterprise councils, South Glamorgan and West Wales, will start offering credits in 1994–95, with North West Wales coming into operation in 1995–96 and Gwent and Powys in 1996–97.