§ Mr. Bob Dunnasked the Secretary of State for Industry if he will publish details of the cost, establishment and functions of the education section of his Department and indicate the Ministers to whom this section reports.
§ Mr. MacGregorThe division concerned provides advice on the manpower requirements of manufacturing industry, and on education and training affecting these requirements. Within this responsibility the industry-education unit helps to support liaison between industry and education. The unit provides pump priming grants to help initiatives which aim to improve attitudes towards manufacturing industry amongst young people and encourage an interest in careers in manufacturing. The unit has an establishment of 12 staff, headed by an assistant secretary. The total cost this financial year is £992,000, of which £700,000 is for grants. On day-to-day matters the unit reports to me.