§ Mr. Atkinsonasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many manual workers have been enrolled within Government training schemes for retraining 353W as clerical workers (a) throughout the United Kingdom and (b) within the Greater London Council area, for the latest period of 12 months for which fig-are available.
§ Mr. Chichester-ClarkI regret that the information is not available in the form requested. However, in the 12 months ending 11th December 1972, 6,792 people started clerical courses, and of these 872 were in the London and South-Eastern Region, which includes greater London, Kent, Surrey and Sussex. It is not known how many were originally employed in manual occupations, but about three-quarters of those entering clerical training are women.