HC Deb 14 November 1972 vol 846 c92W
Mr. Bray

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the number of persons currently undergoing comprehensive training in the handling, filling and unpacking of containers at courses offered by the National Dock Labour Board and the Road Transport Industry Training Board, respectively, and what is the percentage take-up of each course.

Mr. Chichester-Clark

No one course offers comprehensive training in handling, loading and unloading containers but, taken together, they cover all aspects of work with containers. The National Dock Labour Board is currently giving individual training to four men on Tug-master driving and to a further four men on Portainer crane driving. The Road Transport Industry Training Board's only current course is fully taken up by five men who are learning fork-lift truck driving.