§ Mr. Viggersasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the number of men and women currently engaged in Government training schemes in Hampshire; and what were the comparable numbers during each of the last five years.
§ Mr. John FraserI am informed by the Manpower Services Commission that, on 30th January 1976, 677 men and 539 743W women were receiving training in Hampshire under the Training Opportunities Scheme. They were being trained in the following establishments:
Skillcentres Men Women 413 Nil Colleges of further education Men Women 230 538 Employers'' premises Men Women 34 1 The numbers in training in Hampshire in previous years are available only for skillcentres—formerly Government training centres—and were as follows:
Date Number in training (Skillcentres only) Men Women 30th January 1975 … 341 Nil 31st January 1974 … 268 Nil 8th January 1973 … 221 Nil 10th January 1972 … 196 Nil 11th January 1971 … 170 Nil