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Mr. Barry Jones
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will state the latest figures for (a) the number of employment action places provided and (b) the number of places filled; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. David Hunt
Contracts for employment action are not expressed in terms of places. The numbers of people in Wales receiving employment action allowances on 9 January, the latest date for which figures are available, was 600.
Mr. Barry Jones
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will give his latest estimate of the drop-out rate for employment action in Wales.
Mr. David Hunt
It is too early in the programme to do So.