§ Mr. Ralph Howellasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many people underwent training in each of the years 1974, 1975 and 1976 for which they received State training allowance; and what are the comparable figures in Germany, France and Sweden.
§ Mr. Golding,pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 15th February 1977; Vol. 926, c. 87], gave the following information:
I am inforced by the Manpower Services Commission that the numbers trained under the training opportunities scheme in the years 1974, 1975 and 1976 were 45,416, 60,724 and 89,651, respectively. I regret that no comparable figures are available for Germany, France and Sweden.