§ Mr. McNamaraasked 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 491W caravan industry in the United Kingdom and North Humberside, respectively.
§ Mr. Maurice MacmillanI regret that the information is not available.
§ Mr. McNamaraasked 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 MacmillanThe 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.