HC Deb 16 December 1971 vol 828 cc169-70W
73. Mr. Skinner

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many men have undergone training at Government training centres for each year since 1945.

Mr. Bryan

Following is the information:

Year (December) Number of Trainees Completing Courses
1946 16,414
1947 39,864
1948 8,814
1949 6,973
1950 5,174
1951 3,581
1952 4,306
1953 4,742
1954 4,494
1955 4,266
1956 4,022
1957 3,544
1958 3,488
1959 3,357
1960 3,416
1961 3,404
1962 3,336
1963 3,375
1964 4,410
1965 6,724
1966 8,781
1967 10,620
1968 12,063
1969 13,178
1970 15,666
1971 (9 months) 12,734