Skills Levels (Hansard, 23 November 1994)

HC Deb 23 November 1994 vol 250 c226W 226W

§ Mr. Barron
To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what is Britain's position in the World Economic Forum's skills league table.

§ Miss Widdecombe
The United Kingdom was ranked 18th, in respect of the availability of skilled people, out of the 41 countries covered in the World Economic Forum's "World Competitiveness Report, 1994". However the forum's findings are based on limited statistical evidence and put Japan well below the Philippines.