§ 17. Mr. Brayasked the Secretary of State for Employment what rôle he expects the Manpower Services Commission to play in improving industrial relations training.
§ Mr. Chichester-ClarkThe Manpower Services Commission acting through the Training Services Agency will exercise overall responsibility for co-ordinating and stimulating training activities in any particular field. It will therefore, as my right hon. Friend said on 13th December 1972, be the right body to take on the task of securing better industrial relations training.
§ 26. Sir P. Bryanasked the Secretary of State for Employment what will be the total of personnel to be employed by the proposed Manpower Commission and whence they will be recruited.
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§ Mr. Chichester-ClarkAs far as I can see at present the Manpower Services Commission, together with the Employment Service Agency and Training Services Agency, will employ about 17,500 non-industrial and 1,800 industrial staff, the great majority of whom will come from the present staff of my Department.