§ Mr. Dempseyasked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity how many males and females over and under 18 years of age, respectively, were registering for employment in each employment exchange in Lanarkshire at the most recent convenient date; and what these figures represent as a percentage of the insurable population.
§ Mr. FernyhoughFollowing is the information:
training centres per annum; what is their average period of retraining; and what is the average cost per person.
§ Mr. HattersleyThe numbers who completed courses in Government Training Centres during each of the last five years were:
1964 4,410 1965 6,723 1966 8,781 1967 10,620 1968 12,040 The numbers will continue to increase as more training places become available. The average period of retraining is about six months and the average cost per person, inclusive of administrative expenses, approximately £750.
§ Mr. Scottasked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity if she 135W will give a breakdown of those passing through Government training centres over the last year for which figures are available, by original occupation, occupation for which they have been retrained, and age.
§ Mr. HattersleyAn analysis of trainees by original occupation is not readily available and could not be obtained without a disproportionate expenditure of time. The following tables show the numbers who completed courses during 1968, together with the occupations for which they were retrained; and the ages of those under training on 19th June, 1968:
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NUMBER OF PERSONS COMPLETING COURSES IN GOVERNMENT TRAINING CENTRES DURING THF TWELVE MONTHS ENDED 9TH DECEMBER, 1968 Construction Bricklaying 1,120 Carpentry and joinery 1,607 Contractor's plant—repair and maintenance 491 Electrical installation and maintenance 195 Heating and ventilating fitting 294 House painting and decorating 84 Plastering 250 Plumbing 480 Slating and tiling 22 Street masonry and paving 88 Woodcutting machining 129 Engineering Capstan setting/operating 1,023 Centre lathe turning 636 Draughtsmanship 180 Electronic wiring and circuit testing 13 Fitting—general 414 Fitting—jig and tool 124 Instrument fitting and machining 242 Instrument maintenance 109 Milling setting/operating 536 Precision grinding 232 Sheet metal working 158 Welding—electric arc 795 Welding—oxy-acetylene 91 Engineering (blind persons) 91 Miscellaneous Agricultural machinery—repair and Maintenance 190 Furniture—cabinet making 17 Hairdressing (men's) 331 Heavy vehicle—repair and maintenance 36 Motor vehicle—body building 27 Motor vehicle—body repairing 40 Motor vehicle—repair and maintenance 1,067 Motor vehicle—spray painting 60 Radio and TV servicing 450 Scientific glassblowing 17 Screen process printing 37 Tailoring (retail bespoke) 45 Typewriter repairing 94 Watch and clock repairing 66 Canteen cooking 75 Storekeeping 84 TOTAL 12,040
AGE ANALYSIS OF TRAINEES AT G.T. C's ON 19TH JUNE, 1968 Under 21 723 21–24 1,809 25–29 1,623 30–34 1,092 35–39 712 40–44 560 45–49 356 50–54 108 55 and over 22 TOTAL 7,005
§ Mr. Scottasked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity if she will list by economic region all Government training centres giving, for the last three years for which figures are available, details for each of the annual cost and of the number of places, number of those retrained, and numbers of staff.
§ Mr. HattersleyBecause of the length of the reply and the complicated nature of the table of figures, I am writing to the hon. Member and placing a copy of the information in the library.
§ Mr. Scottasked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity what plans she has for increasing the number of places in Government training centres.
§ Mr. HattersleyIt is planned to open 13 more Government Training Centres by early 1971, and some existing Centres are to be expanded. As a result over 3,500 additional training places will become available within the next two years.