§ Mr. RowlandsTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list the specific projects, and the amount which(a) has been spent and (b) will be spent to alleviate job losses from coal closures since October 1992 in Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney.
§ Mr. RedwoodThe information requested is shown in the following table.
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Assistance for area affected by closure of Taff Merthyr colliery £000 Expenditure 1992–93 Provision 1993–94 Mid Glamorgan Training and Enterprise Council Meithyr Modern Manufacturing Training Centre 100 — Cynon Valley Technology Centre 100 51 Employment Training and Employment Action (Training for Work from 1 April 1993)1 2135 3450 Improved Engineering training facilities at Merthyr College — 50 Improved Engineering training facilities at Ystrad Mynach College — 50 Improved access to training for Merthyr and Rhymney residents at Alan Davies Training Centre — 20
Expenditure 1992–93 Provision 1993–94 Increased Business Enterprise Support1 — 450 Aberdare Opportunity Shop — 110 Improved Engineering training facilities at other Mid Glamorgan colleges — 170 Access to Training for the Homeless in Aberdare — 10 Women in the Workforce1 — 5 Education/Business Links1 — 45 Enhanced Careers Guidance1 — 20 Creation of training/work opportunities for the Disabled1 — 15 Urban Programme Merthyr Tydfil BC: Goatmill Road, Dowlais 250 — Repairs and Renewal to Treharris Boys Club 53 — Cyfarthfa Park 60 140 Rhymney Valley DC: Caerphilly Business Park 58 — Infrastructure Works at Duffryn Industrial Estate 100 — Cynon Valley DC: Cwm Cynon Enterprise Centre 100 100 River/Sewer Diversion, Mountain Ash 130 — Technology Centre, Aberaman 30 — 1 Cannot be disaggregated to separately identify costs relating to Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney. 2 Excluding participants allowances. 3 Including participants' allowances. In addition, expenditure on Welsh Development Agency projects in the hon. Member's constituency is as follows:
Expenditure October 1992 to date £000 Planned expenditure £000 General site improvements completed since October 1992 103 — Adoption works under construction 18 60 Fitting out works at Triangle Business Park 57 527 13k sq ft extension at Pentrebach 447 — Property Development Grant assistance for speculative units totalling 14k sq ft — 50 Acquisition of Whitbread Enterprise Centre, Rhymney and refurbishment 250 150 Urban Development activity in Merthyr 2,164 1,240 Land reclamation activity in the constituency 6,300 1,770 Loans to businesses 40 —