§ Mr. Alec Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity what number of men completed their retraining courses at Government training centres in Wales in each of the last 10 years.
§ Mr. Dell:Following is the information:
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1960 165 1961 185 1962 199 1963 199 1964 176 1965 490 1966 737 1967 874 1968 916 1969 923 1970 (first quarter) 298
§ Mr. Alec Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity how many Government training centres are now open in Wales; how many trades are taught; how many training places are available; and how this compares with 1964.
§ Mr. Dell:Following is the information:
Date Number of Centres Number of Trades Taught Number of Training Places May, 1970 4 36 968* October, 1964 2 13 267 * This figure includes 50 places provided by the Ministry of Defence at the R.A.F. Station, St. Athan.
§ Mr. Alec Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity what sums of public money have been spent in Wales on assistance to industrial training and Government training centres, respectively, in each of the last 10 years.
§ Mr. Dell:Following is the approximate expenditure by my Department on Government Training Centres in Wales during the last five financial years:
Comparable information for previous years is not immediately available, and I will write to the hon. Member.
£ 1965–66 448,000 1966–67 535,000 1967–68 627,000 1968–69 668.000 1969–70 872,000(provisional). Following is my Department's expenditure on direct training grants to new and expanding firms in the Welsh development and intermediate areas since 1966–67:
£ 1966–67 65.000 1967–68 125.800 1968–69 474,200 1969–70 969.000