§ Mr. Woodhouseasked the Secretary of State for Employment what estimate he has made of the aggregate annual total of Industrial Training Board levies under the provisions of the Employment and Training Bill.
§ Mr. Chichester-ClarkNo reliable estimate can yet be made of the annual total of levies which may be raised by industrial training boards in 1974–75 and later years. The amount will depend upon the rates of levy which they may
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Average Gross weekly earnings excluding payments for overtime hours Average basis hours Industries £ Gas Supply (MLH 601) … … … … 29.1 39.9 Coalmining (MLH 101) … … … … 30.9 37.2 Electricity Supply (MLH 602) … … … … 32.8 40.0 Railways (MLH 701) … … … … 25.5 39.8 Collective agreements Dock workers NJC … … … … 41.1 37.2 NHS ancillary staff … … … … 23.4 40.0 decide to propose, and what the Manpower Services Commission may approve and the Secretary of State accept, and also upon the standards of training in firms in future years and the extent of exemption which that will permit.