§ Mr. Leadbitterasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many persons are being trained for the construction industry in the Northern Region and what are the total number of training places in Government training centres in the region, and the number not taken up.
§ Mr. Chichester-Clark, pursuant to his reply [OFFICIAL REPORT, 25th October 1973; Vol. 861, c. 605], gave the following information:
The most up-to-date figures are for the Training Opportunities Scheme. Under the latest definition of construction occupations, 376 people are being trained in Northern Region. For all occupations, Government training centres in that region provide 1,780 places, of which 567 are not at present occupied.
The last complete year for which figures are available to the Construction Industry Training Board for the Northern Region relate to 1971–72. In that year 13,002 people attended courses of all kinds approved by the board.