HC Deb 22 November 1973 vol 864 cc490-1W
Mr. McNamara

asked the Secretary of State for Employment (1) what is the total number of persons employed in the non-motorised caravan industry in the United Kingdom and North Humberside, respectively;

(2) what is the total number of skilled, semi-skilled and unskilled workers employed in the non-motorised caravan industry in North Humberside;

(3)how many apprentices, and in what trades, are employed by the non-motorised caravan industry in the United Kingdom and North Humberside, respectively.

Mr. Maurice Macmillan

I regret that the information is not available.

Mr. McNamara

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what steps his Department is taking to encourage non-motorised caravan firms in the United Kingdom and North Humberside to train apprentices.

Mr. Maurice Macmillan

The primary responsibility for the training of apprentices rests with the industry, assisted by the Furniture and Timber Industry Training Board. I understand that with their co-operation a new first-year course for woodworking machinists has recently been introduced at Kingston upon Hull College of Technology.