Industrial Training Boards

HC Deb 27 June 1966 vol 730 c182W

53. Mr. Weatherill

asked the Minister of Labour how many training boards have been established to date; and how many employees are covered by each individual board.

Mr. Gunter

Thirteen, covering nearly 7½ million employees. The figures of employees covered by each industrial training board are as follows:

ESTIMATED NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES COVERED BY INDUSTRIAL TRAINING BOARDS
Training Board	Number of Employees covered
1. Wool, Jute and Flax	210,000
2. Iron and Steel	325,000
3. Construction	1,700,000
4. Engineering	3,800,000
5. Shipbuilding	160,000
6. Electricity Supply	237.000
7. Gas	125,000
8. Water Supply	44,000
9. Ceramics, Glass and Mineral Products	412,000
10. Furniture and Timber	250,000
11. Man-made Fibres Producing	50,000
12. Carpets	40,000
13. Knitting, Lace and Net	140,000
TOTAL	7,493,000