§ Mr. Lawrenceasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many vacant places there are currently in engineering skillcentres in the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. Golding, pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 15th May 1978; Vol. 950,[...] 31], gave the following answer:
I am informed by the Manpower Services Commission that the latest information available relates to 31st March 1978. At that date there were 1,883 vacant places in engineering courses in skillcentres in Great Britain. Skillcentres in Northern Ireland are the responsibility of my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.