§ 23. Mr. Dempseyasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many training places have been provided in Scotland for male and female school leavers, respectively, at the latest convenient date; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. GoldingI am advised by the Manpower Services Commission that, in Scotland an estimated 3,000 training places have been provided for young people, including school leavers, as a result of financial support, or direct provision of facilities, by the Training Services Agency between April 1975 and the present time. About 2,200 of these places are the result of additional recruitment by employers, influenced by Exchequer grants, administered jointly by406W the TSA and industrial training boards. Both men and women are known to have benefited from the additional training places in industry, but detailed statistics are not available. On 1st June 1976, however, there were 157 boys and 115 girls on courses in Scotland provided directly by the TSA.