HC Deb 23 May 1989 vol 153 cc507-8W
Mr. McLeish

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what is his estimate of the expenditure, by economic region, by private industry on training.

Mr. Cope

[holding answer 15 May 19891: This information is not available.

Mr. McLeish

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what is the estimated expenditure by private industry on training.

Mr. Cope

[holding answer 15 May 19891: It is estimated from a study by management consultants to be published by the autumn, that in Great Britain in 1986–87 (the latest year for which information is available) about £11 billion was invested by private industry in training.

Mr. McLeish

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what measures currently exist for quantifying the amount of money spent on training by private industry.

Mr. Cope

[holding answer 15 May 1989] : Estimates of the amount of money spent on training by private industry can be obtained only from detailed surveys of employers. The latest such survey was carried out in 1987 providing information for the year 1986–87.