HC Deb 12 May 1980 vol 984 cc303-5W
Mr. Harold Walker

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list the remuneration of each of the chief executives of the industrial training boards.

Mr. Jim Lester

[pursuant to his reply, 2 May 1980, c. 691–92]: The information is as follows:

REMUNERATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVES OF THE INDUSTRIAL TRAINING BOARDS AT 1 APRIL 1980
Boards Annual salary
£
Air Transport and Travel 22,000
Carpet 12,938
Ceramics, Glass and Mineral Products. 15,282
+243 London
Weighting
Chemical and Allied Products 20,260
Clothing and Allied Products 11,990
Construction* 15,992
Cotton and Allied Textiles 16,848
Distributive 17,487
Engineering 18,725
+ 280 London
Weighting
Foundry Industry Training Committee. 14,200
+ 200 London
Weighting
Food, Drink and Tobacco 16,197
Furniture and Timber 23,372
Footwear, Leather and Fur Skin 17,209
Hotel and Catering 17,000
+275 London
Weighting
Iron and Steel 19,263
+815 London
Weighting
Knitting, Lace and Net 12,758
Man-made Fibres Producing 13,533
Paper and Paper Products 12,702
+ 225 London
Weighting
Petroleum 20,604
Printing and Publishing 21,674
Road Transport 29,633
+250 London
Weighting
Rubber and Plastics Processing 18,980
+220 London
Weighting
Shipbuilding 14,248
+286 London
Weighting
Wool, Jute and Flax 16,625
* The duties of chief executive are divided between two posts, one of which attracts London weighting of £325.

Number in apprenticeships Government supported additional 1st year trainees
1974–75 84,943
1975–76 84,778 5,056
1976–77 89,216 4,990
1977–78 91,625 4,717
1978–79 92,221 3,068
1979–80 not available 2,007
1974–75 not available
1975–76 not available 360
1976–77 not available 316
1977–78 3,666 344
1978–79 3,864 307
1979–80 3,643 313

The total number of persons in apprenticeships in engineering construction is not available; however the annual intakes

Apprenticeships intake Government supported additional 1st year trainees
1974–75 not available
1975–76 not available 138
1976–77 271 177
1977–78 302 172
1978–79 337 177
1979–80 294 174