HC Deb 24 March 1976 vol 908 cc218-24W
Sir P. Bryan

asked 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 Walker

I 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. Cordle

asked 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:

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
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

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