HC Deb 15 October 1975 vol 897 cc719-20W
Mr. Wyn Roberts

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish figures showing the number of training places available in North Wales at (a) Government training centre, (b) colleges and (c) employers' establishments in September 1975 and September 1973, respectively.

Mr. Harold Walker

I am informed by the Manpower Services Commission that the number of TOPS training places available in North Wales in September 1975 and 1973 respectively was:

30th September 1975 30th September 1973
Skillcentres (formerly Government Training Centres) 136 130
Colleges of Further Education 280 132
Employers' establishments 17 21
Totals 433 283

Mr. Wyn Roberts

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish figures showing the number of training places available in Wales at (a) Government

SOUTHAMPTON TRAVEL-TO-WORK AREA
Total unemployed Unemployed excluding adult students and school leavers (not seasonally adjusted) Temporarily stopped workers registered on the day of the count
Number Percentage Number Percentage Number Percentage
8th September 1975 7,674 4.4 6,735 3.9 6
9th September 1974 3,804 2.2 3,472 2.0 1
10th September 1973 2,969 1.7 2,877 1.7
11th September 1972 4,436 2.6 4,266 2.5 17.7 0.1

The percentages are based on the estimated total number of employees, including the unemployed.

I regret that seasonally adjusted figures are not compiled for local areas. For the week commencing 8th September 1975, 131, or about 0.1 per cent. of all workers in the Southampton travel-to-work area, were known to my Department to be on short-time working. Similar figures are not available for earlier years. training centre, (b) colleges and (c) employers' establishments in September 1975 and September 1973, respectively.

Mr. Harold Walker

I am informed by the Manpower Services Commission that the number of TOPS training places available in Wales in September 1975 and 1973 respectively was:

30th September 1975 30th September 1973
Skillcentres (formerly Government Training Centres) 1,302 1,163
Colleges of Further Education 1,689 690
Employers' establishments 111 31
Totals 3,102 1,884

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