§ Mr. Alan Williamsasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the current waiting list for all courses at Government training centres in Wales; whether further applications have been suspended for any courses; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Chichester-ClarkOn 14th May 1973 the waiting lists for courses and174W Government Training Centres in Wales were as follows:
Course Number on Waiting List Bricklaying 151 Carpentry and joinery 115 Contractors' plant—repair and maintenance 15 Electrical installation and maintenance 23 Heating and ventilating fitting 23 House painting and decorating 16 Plastering 25 Plumbing 21 Woodcutting machining 2 Automatic lathe setting None Boring—setting/machining 2 Capstan setting/operating 1 Centre lathe turning 6 Draughtsmanship None Electronic wiring and circuit testing 23 Engineering inspection None Fitting—general 1 Fitting—machine tool maintenance 5 Fitting — pneumatics and hydraulics None Instrument maintenance 15 Sheet and plate metal fabrication/welding None Toolmaking — fitting and machining 6 Welding—electric arc 139 Heavy vehicle—repair and maintenance 29 Motor vehicle—body repair 1 Motor vehicle—repair and maintenance 52 Motor vehicle—spray painting 2 Radio, television and electronics servicing 48 Storekeeping 5 Because of the lengthy waiting lists recruitment has been temporarily suspended to classes in bricklaying, carpentry and joinery, heating and ventilating fitting, house painting and decorating, plastering and plumbing, and at some centres to classes in electric welding, radio, TV and electronics servicing and electronic wiring and circuit testing.
Additional classes in some of the trades for which there are substantial waiting lists have already been planned for the extension to Cardiff GTC which will open in August 1973. A new GTC is planned for Newport and the GTC at Wrexham is being extended.