§ Mr. Ralph Howellasked the Secretary of State for Employment how much money will be spent in the current year on industrial training and retraining under Government auspices; and how this compares with Germany and France.
§ Mr. Harold WalkerI am advised by the Manpower Services Commission that expenditure for Great Britain in the current financial year 1974–75 is estimated to be £91 million. This covers Exchequer expenditure only. I regret that corresponding figures for Germany and France are not available to me.