§ Sir P. Bryanasked the Secretary of State for Employment what the number is of men and women currently engaged in Government training schemes in Humberside; and what the comparable numbers were during each of the last five years.
§ Mr. Harold WalkerI am informed by the Manpower Services Commission that on 18th March 1976, 305 men and 256 women were receiving training under Government schemes in Humberside. The comparable figures for 1975 are 279 men and 77 women. Since the setting up of the Training Services Agency and its regional organisation the geographical areas for which statistics are kept have changed. Figures relating to the Humberside area are not available for the years 1971 to 1974.
§ Mr. Cordleasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many applications have been received for each of the available places on each course at each of the Government training centres over the last convenient 12-month period for which figures are available.
§ Mr. Harold Walker,pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 2nd March, Vol. 906, 579–80], gave the following information:
I am informed by the Manpower Services Commission that information about the total number of applications received for skillcentre courses is not available in the form required. Allocations to training places at skillcentres are made from regional waiting lists. A breakdown, by training, trade and region, of those applications received during 1975, which have been accepted is as follows:
219W220W 221W
NUMER OF APPLICATIONS FOR TRAINING AT SKILLCENTRES ACCEPTED DURING 1975 Region Training Trade Scotland North East North West Midlands Wales and West South East London Engineering Production Automatic lathe setting … 3 — — 42 1 10 13 Boring-setting and machining … 3 4 14 37 5 — — Capstan setting-operating … 441 392 370 443 280 417 303 Centre lathe turning … 325 197 163 502 259 322 333 Engineering—Blind persons … — — — — — 46 — Milling machine setting-operating … 177 181 215 243 90 198 110 Precision grinding … 105 143 65 165 53 61 57 Sheet metal work … 1 68 55 39 15 90 62 Sheet and plate metal fabrication-welding … — 69 32 116 124 6 51 Toolmaking fitting and machining … — 20 — 71 23 29 16 Welding electric arc (Pipe) … — — 26 4 72 29 — Welding electric arc (Plate) … 585 800 525 1,004 814 544 559 Die milling … — — — 8 — — — Engineering Servicing Draughtsman/woman (mechanical engineering) … 22 51 38 35 33 17 20 Engineering inspection … — — — 20 60 80 28 Fitting general … 1 119 129 229 212 129 116 Fitting jig and tool … 24 — 7 4 — — 10 Fitting machine tool maintenance … — 15 — 54 66 14 5 Fitting pneumatic and hydraulic … — 30 — 101 76 49 1 Instrument fitting and machining … 53 55 31 32 — 104 93 Construction Bricklaying … 341 423 599 460 625 826 531 Carpentry and joinery … 745 406 588 279 992 78S 497 Heating and ventilating fitting … — 58 123 59 41 37 88 House painting and decorating … — 1 57 169 131 41 9 Pipe fitting (Petrochemical industry) … — — — 9 24 — — Plastering … — 92 253 9 67 93 208 Plumbing … 84 187 240 172 356 266 294 Slating and tiling … — 1 — — 3 1 82 Street masonry and paving … — 85 191 — 1 2 39 Woodcutting machining … — 62 84 22 10 25 29 Welding—Pipe (Heating and Ventilating—Fitting and Plumbing) … — — — 4 2 — — 222W223W
Region Training Trade Scotland North East North West Midlands Wales and West SouthEast London Electrical-Electronic Electrical installation and maintenance (A) 8 139 116 181 34 159 16 Electrical installation and maintenance (B) — 29 — — — — — Electronic wiring and circuit testing 123 80 50 109 111 251 377 Fitting—electrical — 24 79 95 3 36 56 Instrument maintenance 76 44 53 49 68 25 — Numerical control machine maintenance (electronics) — — — — — 9 — Radio, television and electronics servicing 215 334 234 240 382 279 240 Television field servicing — — 17 7 60 42 — Industrial electronics 85 — — 79 6 2 3 Computer testing — — — — — — — Miscellaneous electrical/electronics — — — — 5 — — Plant and Automotive Agricultural machinery repair and maintenance 85 49 — 79 4 265 — Contractors plant repair and maintenance 150 326 149 143 174 177 109 Heavy vehicle repair and maintenance 195 342 305 310 331 354 175 Motor vehicle body building — — 31 1 — 1 23 Motor vehicle body repair 62 163 — 160 158 166 146 Motor vehicle repair and maintenance 680 776 594 791 682 658 740 Motor vehicle spray painting 80 184 — 132 106 240 92 Motor vehicle combined spray painting and body repair — — 91 4 114 — — 224W
Region Training Trade Scotland North East North West Midlands Wales and West SouthEast London General Servicing Refrigeration and air conditioning servicing … — — 23 13 — 30 — Knitting machine mechanics … — — — — — — — Oil fired central heating … — — — — — — — Sewing machine mechanics … — 14 44 34 — — — Typewriter repair and maintenance … 49 83 52 21 5 58 152 Watch and clock repair … 59 35 — — 2 72 73 Domestic appliance servicing … 2 — — — — 8 — Miscellaneous Boat fitting-out. … — — — — — 34 — Commercial cookery … 1 — 8 9 16 153 — Furniture—cabinet making and fitting … — — 17 — 1 — — Hairdressing (mens) … 61 70 111 100 71 131 94 Plastic injection moulding … — — — — — — — Scientific glass blowing … — 1 — — 2 — 40 Screen process printing … — 2 — — — 43 145 Sewing machining … — 4 — 6 92 1 — Storekeeping (engineering) … 23 32 31 55 47 33 21 Tailoring (handcraft) … — — — — — — 112 Office skills. … — — — — — — 56 Short Industrial Courses Miscellaneous engineering … — 288 66 87 444 — — Construction trades … — 20 — 83 23 — — Wider opportunities … — 307 49 — 151 — — Building operatives … — — — 39 — — — Occupational selection … — 10 2 — 118 — 166 Grand Total … 4,864 6,815 5,927 7,159 7,645 7,451 6,390