HC Deb 27 October 1971 vol 823 cc363-400W
Mr. Kinnock

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT a list of Government training centres throughout Great Britain giving in each case the trades available in the centres and the waiting period applicable in each trade.

Mr. Bryan

Following is the information:

Yorkshire and Humberside Region Centres
Trades Hull Leeds Sheffield Wakefield
Building
Bricklaying A C B
Carpentry D D
Heating and Ventilating Fitting A A
House Painting and Decorating
Plastering
Plumbing D A
Slating and Tiling
Civil Engineering
Contractors' Plant Repair and Maintenance D D D
Electrical Installation and Maintenance
Street Masonry and Paving
Engineering
Boring
Capstan Setting/Operating C C B B
Centre Lathe Turning D D B
Draughtsmanship A A
Fitting—
General B B C
Jig and Tool
Instrument Fitting Machining A C
Milling Setting/Operating B B C A
Precision Grinding C
Sheet Metal Work A A
Welding—Electric Arc E E E E
Fitting (Machine Tool Maintenance)
Sheet and Plate Metal Fabrication/ Welding B
Toolmaking (Fitting and Machining)
Fitting—Pneumatic/Hydraulic
Engineering Inspection
Automatic Lathe Setting
Numerical Control Machine Maintenance

Eastern and Southern Region
Trades Basildon Letchworth Slough Southampton Norwich
Building
Bricklaying D D D C B
Carpentry C B D D
Heating and Ventilating Fitting B B
House Painting and Decorating
Plastering A
Plumbing E D
Slating and Tiling
Civil Engineering
Contractors' Plant Repair and Maintenance E D D
Electrical Installation and Maintenance D* D* C*
Street Masonry and Paving
Engineering
Boring
Capstan Setting/Operating C A B A A
Centre Lathe Turning C D B E A
Draughtsmanship B A
Fitting—
General B A
Jig and Tool
Instrument Fitting Machining B A A
Milling Setting/Operating B B A D A
Precision Grinding A A B
Sheet Metal Work B A A A
Welding—
Electric Arc D E E E
Fitting (Machine Tool Maintenance) A
Sheet and Plate Metal Fabrication/Welding
Toolmaking (Fitting and Machining)
Fitting—Pneumatic/Hydraulic C
Engineering Inspection A
Automatic Lathe Setting D
Numerical Control Machine Maintenance D

London and South Eastern Region Centres
Trades Enfield Perivale Poplar Waddon Medway West Sussex Twickenham
Building
Bricklaying E E E D D
Carpentry D C E E D E C
Heating and Ventilating Fitting D C
House Painting and Decorating E
Plastering
Plumbing D E D E D D
Slating and Tiling B
Civil Engineering
Contractors' Plant Repair and Maintenance D D E D E
Electrical Installation and Maintenance F* F* F*
Street Masonry and Paving D
Engineering
Boring
Capstan Setting/Operating A B A A B A A
Centre Lathe Turning A C A C A D B
Draughtsmanship D
Fitting—
General D E D C C B
Jig and Tool B
Instrument Fitting Machining A A B C A
Milling Setting/Operating A C A A B C B
Precision Grinding A B A B D
Sheet Metal Work A A B A
Welding—Electric Arc F F F F F F
Fitting (Machine Tool Maintenance) D
Sheet and Plate Metal Fabrication/Welding F
Toolmaking (Fitting and Machining) A A
Fitting—Pneumatic/Hydraulic D
Engineering Inspection B
Automatic Lathe Setting
Numerical Control Machine Maintenance

South Western Region Centres
Trades Bristol Gloucester Plymouth
Building
Bricklaying C C C
Carpentry C C C
Heating and Ventilating Fitting A
House Painting and Decorating D
Plastering
Plumbing C C C
Slating and Tiling
Civil Engineering
Contractors' Plant Repair and Maintenance
Electrical Installation and Maintenance
Street Masonry and Paving
Engineering
Boring
Capstan Setting/Operating A A A
Centre Lathe Turning A C A
Draughtsmanship
Fitting—
General B C A
Jig and Tool
Instrument Fitting Machining
Milling Setting/Operating B A B
Precision Grinding A A
Sheet Metal Work
Welding—Electric Arc E D D
Fitting (Machine Tool Maintenance)
Sheet and Plate Metal Fabrication/ Welding C
Toolmaking (Fitting and Machining)
Fitting—Pneumatic/Hydraulic
Engineering Inspection
Automatic Lathe Setting
Numerical Control Machine Maintenance

Midlands Region Centres
Trades Birmingham Coventry Leicester Long Eaton North Staffordshire
Building
Bricklaying B A
Carpentry B B A A
Heating and Ventilating Fitting A
House Painting and Decorating C B
Plastering
Plumbing B B
Slating and Tiling
Civil Engineering
Contractors' Plant Repair and Maintenance D
Electrical Installation and Maintenance B* D* D*
Street Masonry and Paving
Engineering
Boring
Capstan Setting/Operating B D A A B
Centre Lathe Turning D C D A C
Draughtsmanship A
Fitting—
General C B
Jig and Tool
Instrument Fitting Machining A
Milling Setting/Operating C A A A
Precision Grinding D B
Sheet Metal Work A
Welding—
Electric Are E D D D D
Fitting (Machine Tool Maintenance)
Sheet and Plate Metal Fabrication/Welding C C
Toolmaking (Fitting and Machining) C
Fitting—
Pneumatic/Hydraulic A A
Engineering Inspection
Automatic Lathe Setting
Numerical Control Machine Maintenance

North Western Region Centres
Trades Blackburn Hindley Liverpool Manchester Runcorn St. Helens
Building
Bricklaying A C B B B
Carpentry D D D D D D
Heating and Ventilating Fitting A B B
House Painting and Decorating
Plastering A B B B
Plumbing C F D D D
Slating and Tiling
Civil Engineering
Contractors' Plant Repair and Maintenance D D D
Electrical Installation and Maintenance F* F*
Street Masonry and Paving D A
Engineering
Boring A
Capstan Setting/Operating B A A A A
Centre Lathe Turning A A A A
Draughtsmanship A A
Fitting—
General F D D
Jig and Tool
Instrument Fitting Machining A A
Milling Setting/Operating A A A A A
Precision Grinding A A A
Sheet Metal Work A A
Welding—Electric Arc F F F F D D
Fitting (Machine Tool Maintenance)
Sheet and Plate Metal Fabrication/Welding
Toolmaking (Fitting and Machining)
Fitting—Pneumatic/Hydraulic
Engineering Inspection
Automatic Lathe Setting
Numerical Control Machine Maintenance

Scottish Region Centres
Trades Belhhill Dumbarton Dunfermline Glasgow (Q) Glasgow (H)
Building
Bricklaying A A A A
Carpentry C A A C B
Heating and Ventilating Fitting
House Painting and Decorating
Plastering
Plumbing A
Slating and Tiling
Civil Engineering
Contractors' Plant Repair and Maintenance E
Electrical Installation and Maintenance
Street Masonry and Paving
Engineering
Boring A
Capstan Setting/Operating A A A A A
Centre Lathe Turning B A A C
Draughtsmanship F
Fitting—
General
Jig and Tool B
Instrument Fitting Machining A
Milling Setting/Operating A C A A A
Precision Grinding A A A
Sheet Metal Work D D
Welding—
Electric Arc
Fitting (Machine Tool Maintenance)
Sheet and Plate Metal Fabrication/Welding
Toolmaking (Fitting and Machining)
Fitting—
Pneumatic/Hydraulic
Engineering Inspection
Automatic Lathe Setting A
Numerical Control Machine Maintenance

Scottish Region Centres
Trades Irvine Motherwell Port Glasgow Edinburgh Dundee
Building
Bricklaying A
Carpentry A A B
Heating and Ventilating Fitting
House Painting and Decorating
Plastering
Plumbing
Slating and Tiling
Civil Engineering
Contractors' Plant Repair and Maintenance
Electrical Installation and Maintenance
Street Masonry and Paving
Engineering
Boring
Capstan Setting/Operating A A A C
Centre Lathe Turning B D A
Draughtsmanship
Fitting—
General
Jig and Tool
Instrument Fitting Machining A
Milling Setting/Operating A A A
Precision Grinding A A
Sheet Metal Work
Welding—
Electric Arc D
Fitting (Machine Tool Maintenance)
Sheet and Plate Metal Fabrication/Welding
Toolmaking (Fitting and Machining)
Fitting—
Pneumatic/Hydraulic
Engineering Inspection
Automatic Lathe Setting
Numerical Control Machine Maintenance

Welsh Region Centres
Trades Cardiff Llanelli Port Talbot West Monmouthshire Wrexham
Building
Bricklaying D B C F C
Carpentry D C C F F
Heating and Ventilating Fitting A
House Painting and Decorating F
Plastering A
Plumbing F
Slating and Tiling
Civil Engineering
Contractors' Plant Repair and Maintenance F D
Electrical Installation and Maintenance D*
Street Masonry and Paving
Engineering
Boring A
Capstan Setting/Operating B A B F A
Centre Lathe Turning C A A D B
Draughtsmanship F ßž
Fitting—
General F C
Jig and Tool
Instrument Fitting Machining
Milling Setting/ Operating C A A
Precision Grinding A A
Sheet Metal Work A
Welding—
Electric Arc F F F F F
Fitting (Machine Tool Maintenance) F F C B
Sheet and Plate Metal Fabrication/Welding A A C A
Toolmaking (Fitting and Machining) A B A
Fitting—
Pneumatic/Hydraulic C A A C A
Engineering Inspection B C
Automatic Lathe Setting A
Numerical Control Machine Maintenance

Northern Region Centres
Trades Middlesbrough Darlington Billingham Felling Killingworth Durham Maryport
Miscellaneous
Agricultural Machinery Repair and Maintenance B B
Food Preparation Electronic Wiring and D F
Circuit Testing D* E* D*
Electrical Fitting B A
Hairdressing (Men's) A A
Heavy Vehicle Repair and Maintenance D D D C
Instrument Maintenance B* D*
Motor Vehicle Body Building
Motor Vehicle Body Repair C C C
Motor Vehicle Repair and Maintenance D D D C D D D
Motor Vehicle Spray Painting A B B
Radio T.V. and Electronics Servicing D* E* E* E*
Scientific (bench) Glass Blowing
Screen Process Printing
Storekeeping D C C
Tailoring (retail be-spoke)
Typewriter Repairing
Watch and Clock Repairing
Woodcutting Machining A C
Furniture—Cabinet Making

Yorkshire and Humberside Region Centres
Trades Hull Leeds Sheffield Wakefield
Miscellaneous
Agricultural Machinery Repair and Maintenance B
Food Preparation F F
Electronic Wiring and Circuit Testing
Electrical Fitting
Hairdressing (Men's) C
Heavy Vehicle Repair and Maintenance D
Instrument Maintenance D* D*
Motor Vehicle Body Building
Motor Vehicle Body Repair E
Motor Vehicle Repair and Maintenance E D D D
Motor Vehicle Spray Painting D
Radio T.V. and Electronics Servicing E* E* E*
Scientific (bench) Glass Blowing
Screen Process Printing
Storekeeping D E A C
Tailoring (retail bespoke)
Typewriter Repairing E
Watch and Clock Repairing C
Woodcutting Machining C
Furniture—Cabinet Making

Eastern and Southern Region Centres
Trades Basildon Letchworth Slough Southampton Norwich
Miscellaneous
Agricultural Machinery Repair and Maintenance B E D
Food Preparation E E E E
Electronic Wiring and Circuit Testing E* D* E*
Electrical Fitting C
Hairdressing (Men's) A
Heavy Vehicle Repair and Maintenance D E E D
Instrument Maintenance D*
Motor Vehicle Body Building
Motor Vehicle Body Repair C E
Motor Vehicle Repair and Maintenance D E E E
Motor Vehicle Spray Painting D
Radio T.V. and Electronics Servicing D* D* E* E*
Scientific (bench) Glass Blowing
Screen Process Printing
Storekeeping E D C C
Tailoring (retail be-spoke)
Typewriter Repairing E E
Watch and Clock Repairing D
Woodcutting Machining A A A
Furniture—Cabinet Making

London and South Eastern Region Centres
Trades Enfield Perivale Poplar Waddon Medway West Sussex Twickenham
Miscellaneous
Agricultural Machinery Repair and Maintenance D
Food Preparation D D F D F
Electronic Wiring and Circuit Testing E* E* E* E* E* E* E*
Electrical Fitting F F
Hairdressing (Men's) A A A A
Heavy Vehicle Repair and Maintenance F F F
Instrument Maintenance C*
Motor Vehicle Body Building B
Motor Vehicle Body Repair F
Motor Vehicle Repair and Maintenance F F F F F F F
Motor Vehicle Spray Painting E
Radio T.V. and Electronics Servicing E* E* E* E* E* D* E*
Scientific (bench) Glass Blowing A
Screen Process Printing E
Storekeeping E E F E E E
Tailoring (retail be-spoke) D D
Typewriter Repairing C E E
Watch and Clock Repairing C E E
Woodcutting Machining A A
Furniture—Cabinet Making

South Western Region Centres
Trades Bristol Gloucester Plymouth
Miscellaneous
Agricultural Machinery Repair and Maintenance
Food Preparation
Electronic Wiring and Circuit Testing D*
Electrical Fitting
Hairdressing (Men's) A
Heavy Vehicle Repair and Maintenance D
Instrument Maintenance B* D*
Motor Vehicle Body Building
Motor Vehicle Body Repair C B
Motor Vehicle Repair and Maintenance C C D
Motor Vehicle Spray Painting B
Radio T.V. and Electronics Servicing E* D*
Scientific (bench) Glass Blowing
Screen Process Printing
Storekeeping C A E
Tailoring (retail bespoke)
Typewriter Repairing
Watch and Clock Repairing
Woodcutting Machining
Furniture—Cabinet Making

Midlands Region Centres
Trades Birmingham Coventry Leicester Long Eaton North Staffordshire
Miscellaneous
Agricultural Machinery Repair and Maintenance B
Food Preparation E E E B
Electronic Wiring and Circuit Testing E* E* D*
Electrical Fitting C B
Hairdressing (Men's) A A
Heavy Vehicle Repair and Maintenance
Instrument Maintenance D* D*
Motor Vehicle Body Building
Motor Vehicle Body Repair D C
Motor Vehicle Repair and Maintenance E B D C D
Motor Vehicle Spray Painting
Radio T.V. and Electronics Servicing E* E* E* E*
Scientific (bench) Glass Blowing
Screen Process Printing
Storekeeping D C B
Tailoring (retail be-spoke)
Typewriter Repairing B
Watch and Clock Repairing
Woodcutting Machining A A
Furniture—Cabinet Making

North Western Region Centres
Trades Blackburn Hindley Liverpool Manchester Runcorn St. Helens
Miscellaneous
Agricultural Machinery Repair and Maintenance
Food Preparation D
Electronic Wiring and Circuit Testing F*
Electrical Fitting A B
Hairdressing (Men's) A A A
Heavy Vehicle Repair and Maintenance F D
Instrument Maintenance D* D* D*
Motor Vehicle Body Building A
Motor Vehicle Body Repair
Motor Vehicle Repair and Maintenance F F F F F F
Motor Vehicle Spray Painting
Radio T.V. and Electronics Servicing F* F* F* F* F*
Scientific (bench) Glass Blowing
Screen Process Printing
Storekeeping D F F D
Tailoring (retail bespoke)
Typewriter Repairing D
Watch and Clock Repairing
Woodcutting Machining B A A
Furniture—Cabinet Making A

Scottish Region Centres
Trades Bellshill Dumbarton Dunfermline Glasgow (Q) Glasgow (H)
Miscellaneous
Agricultural Machinery Repair and Maintenance B C C
Food Preparation E E
Electronic Wiring and Circuit Testing D* E*
Electrical Fitting
Hairdressing (Men's) A A
Heavy Vehicle Repair and Maintenance D
Instrument Maintenance E* D* D*
Motor Vehicle Body Building
Motor Vehicle Body Repair
Motor Vehicle Repair and Maintenance E D D D D
Motor Vehicle Spray Painting
Radio T.V. and Electronics Servicing E* E* E*
Scientific (bench) Glass Blowing
Screen Process Printing
Storekeeping E E E
Tailoring (retail be-spoke)
Typewriter Repairing
Watch and Clock Repairing B
Woodcutting Machining
Furniture—Cabinet Making

Scottish Region Centres
Trades Irvine Motherwell Port Glasgow Edinburgh Dundee
Miscellaneous
Agricultural Machinery Repair and Maintenance D
Food Preparation
Electronic Wiring and Circuit Testing D* D*
Electrical Fitting
Hairdressing (Men's)
Heavy Vehicle Repair and Maintenance
Instrument Maintenance D* D*
Motor Vehicle BodyBuilding
Motor Vehicle Body Repair
Motor Vehicle Repair and Maintenance C D E C
Motor Vehicle Spray Painting
Radio T.V. and Electronics Servicing D* D* D* D*
Scientific (bench) Glass Blowing
Screen Process Printing
Storekeeping E E D D
Tailoring (retail be-spoke)
Typewriter Repairing D
Watch and Clock Repairing A
Woodcutting Machining
Furniture—Cabinet Making

Welsh Region Centres
Trades Cardiff Llanelli Port Talbot West Monmouthshire Wrexham
Miscellaneous
Agricultural Machinery Repair and Maintenance
Food Preparation D
Electronic Wiring and Circuit Testing D*
Electrical Fitting
Hairdressing (Men's) A
Heavy Vehicle Repair and Maintenance F F F
Instrument Maintenance D* D* D*
Motor Vehicle Body Building
Motor Vehicle Body Repair F
Motor Vehicle Repair and Maintenance F F
Motor Vehicle Spray Painting C
Radio T.V. and Electronics Servicing F* D* D*
Scientific (bench) Glass Blowing
Screen Process Printing
Storekeeping F B F B F
Tailoring (retail be-spoke)
Typewriter Repairing
Watch and Clock Repairing
Woodcutting Machining F
Furniture—Cabinet Making
Waiting Periods:
A Less than 4 weeks. C 12–26 weeks. E Over 1 year.
B 4–12 weeks. D 6 months to 1 year. F Recruitment suspended.
* Block entry.

Mr. Kinnock

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the total number of persons who have satisfied entrance requirements now awaiting places in Government training centres;

NUMBER OF APPLICANTS ACCEPTED FOR GTC TRAINING AND AWAITING ALLOCATION TO A CENTRE ON 13TH SEPTEMBER, 1971
Trade North Yorkshire and Humberside Region East and South London and South-East South-West
CONSTRUCTION
Bricklaying 3 12 56 131 16
Carpentry and Joinery 11 26 36 129 37
Contractor's plant—repair and maintenance 89 34 19 57
Electrical installation and maintenance 15 23 42
Heating and ventilating fitting 7 2 7 29 1
House painting and decorating 35 13
Plastering 5
Plumbing 35 5 57 146 27
Slating and tiling 8
Street masonry and paving 2 5
Woodcutting machining 2 2 3
ENGINEERING
Automatic lathe setting
Boring-setting/machining
Capstan setting/operating 36 25 6 8 3
Centre lathe turning 6 30 37 23 6
Draughtsmanship 13 3 2 12
Electronic wiring and circuit testing 61 57 187 13
Engineering inspection 1
Fitting—electrical 1 4 33
Fitting—general 2 9 4 35 5
Fitting—jig and tool 4 3
Fitting—machine tool maintenance 1
Fitting—pneumatics with hydraulics 8 1
Instrument fitting and machining 7 2 9
Instrument maintenance 7 1 4 9 11
Milling—setting/operating 47 7 8 18 4
Numerical control machine maintenance (electronics)
Precision grinding 11 8 1 6 1
Sheet metal working (Mechanised) 2 3 3 3
Sheet and plate metal fabrication/welding 19 6 22 16
Toolmaking—fitting and machining 2
Welding—electric arc 228 124 223 217 112
Welding—pipe and CITB
MISCELLANEOUS
Agricultural machinery—repair and maintenance 4 4 19 11
Furniture—cabinet making
Hairdressing (men's) 1 2 1 2 1
Heavy vehicle—repair and maintenance 53 24 31 106 24
Motor vehicle—bodybuilding 2
Motor vehicle—body repairing 11 21 11 35 21
Motor vehicle—repair and maintenance 125 62 99 234 46
Motor vehicle—spray painting 5 15 14 8 6
Radio, TV and electronic servicing 94 85 104 129 69
Scientific glassblowing
Screen process printing 49
Sewing machining
Tailoring (retail bespoke) 25
Typewriter repairing 16 25 33
Watch and clock repairing 3 7 20
AD HOC
Food preparation 63 8
Storekeeping 10 8 11 29 4
Totals—by Region 912 544 939 1,858 444

and what are the numbers by region and by trade within each region.

Mr. Bryan

Following is the information:

Trade Wales Midlands North—West Scotland
CONSTRUCTION
Bricklaying 36 8 28 6
Carpentry and Joinery 57 14 92 65
Contractor's plant—repair and maintenance 17 14 37 39
Electrical installation and maintenance 18 7 31
Heatine and ventilatine fitting 2 4 11
House painting and decorating 24
Plastering 20
Plumbing 2 10 54 2
Slating and tiling
Street masonry and paving _ 16
Woodcutting machining 4 2
ENGINEERING
Automatic lathe settintg 1
Boring—setting/machining 1
Capstan setting/operating 13 35 11 38
Centre lathe turning 23 75 8 39
Draughtsmanship 2 1 4
Electronic wiring and circuit testing 12 66 14 93
Engineering inspection
Fitting—electrical 16 3
Fitting—general 29 20 33
Fitting—jig and tool
Fitting—machine tool maintenance 14
Fitting—pneumatics with hydraulics 4 3
Instrument fitting and machining 3
Instrument maintenance 11 10 2 26
Milling—setting/operating 9 18 3 14
Numerical control machine maintenance (electronics)
Precision grinding 2 20 4
Sheet metal working (Mechanised) 6 1 1
Sheet and plate metal fabrication/welding 11 15
Toolmaking—fitting and machining 6 7
Welding—electric arc 47 146 102 67
Welding—pipe and CITB
MISCELLANEOUS
Agricultural machinery—repair and maintenance 5 29
Furniture—cabinet making 7
Hairdressing (men's) 7 1 1 2
Heavy vehicle—repair and maintenance 9 20 24 22
Motor vehicle—bodybuilding
Motor vehicle—body repairing 32
Motor vehicle—repair and maintenance 97 94 231
Motor vehicle—spray painting
Radio T.V. and electronic servicing 34 84 23 104
Scientific glassblowing
Screen process printing
Sewing machining 5
Tailoring (retail bespoke)
Typewriter repairing 4 11 12
Watch and clock repairing 1
AD HOC
Food preparation 1 3
Storekeeping 1 6 13 29
Totals—by Region 378 767 642 834
TOTAL 7,318

Mr. Kinnock

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what proposals he now has for the expansion of training places at Government training centres; and how many new Government training centres he proposes to establish.

Mr. Bryan

The number of training places at Government training centres is being increased from 10,850 in September to about 14,000 as quickly as possible, partly by opening new centres and partly by expanding the capacity of existing centres.

Six more centres and the major expansion of an existing centre have been authorized. This will bring the total number of centres to 58.