§ Mr. Denzil DaviesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what projects are currently being undertaken under the New Deal Environmental Task Force within the Llanelli constituency. [95791]
§ Mr. Paul MurphyThe contract for the Environmental Task Force option in the Llanelli constituency area is held by Carmarthenshire County Council. The Council then sub contract to:
- Carmarthenshire Training—offer fencing/riverbank maintenance/stream improvement opportunities.
- Foothold Crochan—recycle white goods (cookers, fridges, etc.) and furniture at their centre in Trostre.
- Princes Trust—offer their 26 week national programme (team building/motivation/employer placement).
- National Trust—undertake fencing/planting/chainsaw/footpath maintenance providing an excellent grounding in rural and forestry skills.
- Jobforce Wales—is converting the disused Mynydd Mawr railway into a footpath and also operate a woodcraft centre.
- British Trust for Conservation Volunteers—are undertaking landscape improvement and nature conservation work at the Mynydd Mawr Woodland/Eco Park at Tumble.