§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity what was the amount of Government grants for retraining paid through the development area training grants schemes in Scotland for the years 1964 to 1969, and the number of workers re-trained in each of these years.
§ Mr. Dell:The following is the information:
Grams Paid Number of Trainees for whom grants were claimed £ Male Female Total 1964 … 29,500 Not available 1965 … 1966 … 162,300 1967 … 285,200 1968 … 439,800 3,445 6,507 9,952 1969 … 741,800 4,886 6,445 11,331