§ Mr. Brothertonasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many vacancies created by the Training Services Agency have been filled by non-British citizens to date in 1978.
§ Mr. GoldingI am informed by the Manpower Services Commission, which assumes that the term "non-British citizens" refers to trainees who are not citizens of the United Kingdom and colonies, that the full information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost. The Commission has, however, supplied the following information
Sixty-nine trainees, mainly from Middle Eastern countries, accepted on a cost-recovery basis, are currently undertaking courses. Such trainees are paid for by the sponsoring authority and are only allocated to training, if the place is not required for a TOPS trainee.At 31st March 1978, the following numbers of trainees, whose country of origin was outside the United Kingdom were undertaking TOPS courses. The number holding United Kingdom citizenship is not known.
Country of origin and Numbers in training EEC (other than Great Britain) 123 Africa 655 Asia 1,038 West Indies 1,056