§ Mr. Gwynoro Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many people were trained in Government training centres in each year from 1964 to 1971 in Wales.
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§ Mr. BryanFollowing is the information
Year Number of trainees completing courses 1964 176 1965 490 1966 737 1967 862 1968 863 1969 944 1970 1,912 1971 1,776 NOTE. The figures for 1968 onwards include trainees sponsored by their employers.
§ Mr. Gwynoro Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many of the target 100,000 people per year who will receive training in Government centres will receive such training in Wales.
§ Mr. BryanIt is not intended that 100,000 people will be trained at Government training centres; many will be trained in colleges of further education and in employers' establishments. It is not at present possible to forecast the demand for vocational training by region, but Wales will benefit fully from the expansion of training facilities announced by my right hon. Friend on 1st February.
§ Mr. James Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Employment what proposals he has for training centres in Lanarkshire.
§ Mr. BryanTraining facilities at Government training centres in Lanarkshire will be expanded as quickly as possible. The capacity of existing centres will be increased and use will be made of unused industrial premises as training annexes. Suitable premises have already been identified.