§ Mr. RowlandsTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many apprentices under the new apprenticeship scheme have received bursaries; and what proportion this represents of the total number. [7746]
§ Mr. RichardsA total of 498 young people started modern apprenticeships in manufacturing engineering in Wales in 1994–95. Of these, 188 or 37.75 per cent. were in receipt of a bursary. A total of 1,780 young people have commenced modern apprenticeships so far in 1995–96. Of these, 75 or 4.2 per cent. are in receipt of a bursary.
Bursaries are available, for the first year of training only, to young people following modern apprenticeships in manufacturing engineering who are attending college on a full-time basis and who are non-employed.
Number of newly registered cancers Clwyd East Dyfed Gwent Gwynedd Mid Glamorgan Powys South Glamorgan West Glamorgan Pembrokeshire Wales 1988 2,447 1,490 2,255 1,416 2,560 593 1,893 2,196 624 15,474 1989 2,463 1,273 2,231 1,228 2,427 576 1,947 1,967 657 14,769 1990 2,334 1,317 2,120 1,572 2,863 468 2,115 1,753 568 15,110
Newly registered cancers as a percentage of population Clwyd EastDyfed Gwent Gwynedd Mid Glamorgan Powys South Glamorgan West Glamorgan Pembrokeshire Wales 1988 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.5 1989 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.5 1990 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.7 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 Source:
Wales Cancer Registry.