§ Mr. Goodladasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the size 669W of the current waiting list for entry into skillcentres in Cheshire; how many persons are at present undertaking courses; how many people have been unable to be accepted for training or retraining in each of the last two years; and for what reasons.
§ Mr. GoldingI am informed by the Manpower Services Commission that on 27th February 1978 there were 279 people awaiting admission to the skillcentre in Cheshire. At the same date 194 people were in TOPS—Training Opportunities Scheme—training in the skillcentre. The information given below relates to the number of people rejected by selection panels as unsuitable for training in the skillcentre. A detailed breakdown of the reasons why people were rejected by the selection panels as unsuitable for training is not available other than at disproportionate cost.
Number unable to be accepted January-December 1977 … 11 January-August 1976* … 35 * Statistics on the last quarter of 1976 are not available.