§ Ms. ShortTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what was the possible and actual attendance, separately, for both private sector and trade union representatives on area manpower boards, for each area manpower board in Great Britain for the last full year that these boards were in operation.
§ Mr. CopeThe information requested is set out in the table.
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Attendance of trade union representatives Attendance of private sector representatives Area Manpower Board Number of meetings Possible Actual Possible Actual 16. Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 9 43 34 27 13 17. Birmingham and Solihull 11 49 31 52 32 18. Coventry and Warwickshire 7 35 23 42 33 19. Dudley and Sandwell 11 53 39 50 28 20. Hereford and Worcestershire 9 45 26 36 27 21. Shropshire 7 35 18 28 9 22. Staffordshire 4 20 19 20 14 23. Wolverhampton and Walsall 12 60 25 48 29 24. Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire — — — — — 25. Norfolk and Suffolk 8 40 22 40 19 26. Derbyshire 8 40 30 32 16 27. Leicestershire 10 50 29 60 24 28. Lincolnshire 9 45 24 45 19 29. Northamptonshire 11 55 30 55 34 30. South Yorkshire 11 55 41 55 36 31. Bradford, Calderdale and Kirklees 14 84 62 56 36 32. Leeds and Wakefield 13 65 34 65 32 33. North Yorkshire 12 60 34 60 23 34. Humberside 11 55 34 55 28 35. Merseyside 12 60 31 60 23 36. Manchester 12 84 54 60 31 37. Cheshire 10 50 14 52 25 38. Lancashire 12 52 16 52 29 39. Cumbria 8 32 23 32 15 40. North Tyne 6 34 14 36 25 41. Cleveland 12 60 35 60 43 42. Durham 12 60 41 72 42 43. South Tyne 12 60 53 96 55 44. Mid and South Glamorgan 9 45 29 36 15 45. Gwynedd 8 32 20 40 19 46. Dyfed and West Glamorgan 6 30 20 30 24 47. Clwyd and Powys 10 50 31 50 33 48. Gwent 9 45 27 45 21 49. Highlands and Islands 11 55 36 55 35 50. Grampian and Tayside 12 60 50 60 36 51. Central and Fife 10 50 17 50 26 52. Lothian and Borders 11 66 40 55 26 53. Glasgow 13 65 16 65 40 54. Lanarkshire 13 65 43 65 36 55. Renfrew, Dumbarton and Argyll 12 60 31 60 30 56. Ayrshire 11 49 30 45 21 57. Dumfries and Galloway 12 57 38 60 24