§ Mr. Biggs-Davisonasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many places have been provided in Government training centres in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years; and to what extent the demand for places has been met.
§ Mr. Moyle,pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 21st May 1976; Vol. 911, c. 739], gave the following information;
The number of places provided in Government training centres in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years was:
1971 2,310 1972 2,680 1973 3,340 1974 3,350 1975 3,400
1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 Jobs created: (i) Department of Commerce 5,962 5,073 7,640 7,739 3,652 (ii)LEDU … 344 721 1,050 749 * Total … 6,306 5,794 8,690 8,488 3,652 Expansions: Department of Commerce* … 3,876 3,621 6,233 4,945 2,355 Other new investment: Department of Commerce* … 2,086 1,452 1,407 2,794 1,297 * Figures for LEDU are not available at present. The figures do not include some 300 jobs which are currently being provided in a new project assisted by the Northern Ireland Finance Corporation.