HC Deb 13 June 1972 vol 838 c270W
67. Dame Irene Ward

asked the Secretary of State for Employment (1) if he will consider separate phasing out arrangements for the levy/grant schemes of each industrial training board according to the degree of progress towards systematic training made in the industries covered by each board, in place of the proposal to end the schemes of all boards simultaneously next year;

(2) if he will consider continuing the present levy/grant incentive scheme for a further period while the country's economy is recovering to ensure that there will be adequate numbers of trained people available when maximum employment is practicable.

Mr. Chichester-Clark

Both these possibilities will be taken fully into account in consideration of the representations my right hon. Friend has received on the consultative document "Training for the Future".

Dr. Summerskill

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the number of men and women, respectively, being trained through industrial training boards, at the latest available date.

Mr. Chichester-Clark

The Department's New Earnings Survey in April, 1971, showed that there were 850,000 men and 350,000 women being trained under employers' arrangements at that time.