§ Mr. Meacherasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many persons have been trained at government training centres during each of the last 10 years; and what percentage each of these numbers are of the total unemployed for that year.
§ Mr. BryanI regret that the information is not available in the form requested. Following is the information concerning the number of persons trained at Government Training Centres for each year from 1962 onwards:
Year Number of Trainees Completing Courses 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 16,575 NOTE. The figures for 1968 onwards include trainees sponsored by their employers.