§ Mr. McLeishTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment (1) if he will give a detailed breakdown of skill shortages for each of the economic regions, Scotland and Wales for the years June 1979 to June 1988, inclusive;
(2) if he will identify by standard economic region and for Scotland and Wales, areas of skill shortages with reference to an occupational analysis of people in employment.
§ Mr. McLeishTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will give details of reports commissioned by his Department on (i) skill shortages and (ii) skill shortages and the anticipated impact of 1992 on sections of British industry.
§ Mr. CopeMy Department has commissioned the following surveys on skill shortages
A survey on skill shortages in manufacturing conducted by the Confederation of British Industry to give information on skill shortages by industry category and occupation (annually 1984–1988, 1988 report due June 1989);A study to be conducted by the Institute of Manpower Studies to monitor supply and demand for professional information technology skills (final report due summer 1989);A survey of local government conducted by the Local Government Training Board to identify skill shortages in local government (report January 1988);A survey of Bus and Coach industry conducted by Bus and Coach Training Ltd to identify training activity, skill shortages and training needs.My Department has commissioned the following survey on skill shortages and the anticipated impact of 1992:
A study of employers conducted by IMS to look at employers' recruitment practices, skill shortages and the impact of 1992 (report due summer 1989).In view of the importance of addressing local skill needs, as well as national ones my Department has also commissioned several pieces of research into skills issues and the impact of 1992 in areas such as Kettering, Tayside and Cambridgeshire.