§ Mr. Robert Taylorasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list in the Official Report the gross administrative expenses of each industrial training board for the years 1974–75 and 1975–76.
§ Mr. GoldingI am informed by the Manpower Services Commission that the gross administrative expenses of the industrial training boards for the years 1974–75 and 1975–76 were as follows:
£'000 1974–75 1975–65 Board Air Transport and Travel 62 87 Carpet 33 33 Ceramics, Glass and Mineral Products 154 212 Chemical and Allied Products 94 142 Clothing and Allied Products 84 106 Construction 1,011 1,456 Cotton and Allied Textiles 82 94 Distributive 855 1,109 Engineering 1,190 1,498 Food, Drink and Tobacco 476 543 Footwear, Leather and Fur Skin 72 105 Foundry (Industry Training Committee) 104 140 Furniture and Timber 120 153 Hotel and Catering 444 490 Iron and Steel 91 118 Knitting, Lace and Net 75 81 Man-made Fibres Producing 10 11 Paper and Paper Products 142 186 Petroleum 71 95 Printing and Publishing 331 472 Road Transport 553 744 Rubber and Plastics Processing 226 325 Shipbuilding 117 117 Wool, Jute and Flax 61 76 Totals 6,458 8,393