HC Deb 05 June 1980 vol 985 cc799-800W
Mr. Nicholas Winterton

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many retraining and skillcentres there are currently in operation in South Wales, the Midlands, the North-East and Scotland; where they are situated; and if he has any plans to open more retraining and skill-centres in the above areas before the end of the current year.

Mr. Jim Lester

I am informed by the Manpower Services Commission that the following skillcentres are currently in operation in the regions specified:

Region with Number of Centres and Annexes and Location

S. Wales 5 centres, 3 annexes: Cardiff Skillcentre; Treforest Annexe, Pontypridd; Tremorfa Annexe; Llanelli Skill-centre; Newport Skillcentre; Port Talbot Skillcentre; West Gwent Skillcentre, Pontllan-fraith, Gwent and Blaenau Gwent Annexe, Tarfarnaubach, Tredegar.

The Midlands 10 centres, 6 annexes: Handsworth Skillcentre, Birmingham; Handsworth SC Annexe; Castle Bromwich Skillcentre, Birmingham; Coventry Skill-centre; Coventry SC Annexe; Dudley Skill-centre; Kirkby-in-Ashfield Skillcentre; Kirk-by-in-Ashfield SC Annexe, Chesterfield; Leicester Skillcentre; Leicester SC Annexe, Northampton; Long Eaton Skillcentre; Long Eaton SC Annexe, Beeston; North Staffs. SC, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent; Wolverhampton Skillcentre; Wolverhampton SC Annexe, Telford; Birmingham Youth Training Centre, Handsworth.

North East 7 skillcentres, 2 annexes: Billingham on Tees Skillcentre; Darlington Skillcentre; Durham Skillcentre; Durham Skillcentre Annexe; Felling Skillcentre, Gateshead; Felling SC Annexe, South Shields; Killingworth Skillcentre; Middlesbrough Skillcentre (Maryport SC Cumbria).

Scotland 9 centres, 3 annexes: Bellshill Skillcentre, Lanarkshire; Bellshill SC Annexe; Dumbarton Skillcentre; Dundee Skillcentre; Dunfermline Skillcentre; Edinburgh Skillcentre; Edinburgh SC Annexe; Glasgow (Hillington) Skillcentre; Glasgow (Hillington) Skillcentre Annexe; Glasgow (Queenslie) Skillcentre; Irvine Skillcentre, Ayrshire; Port Glasgow Skillcentre, Renfrewshire. It is proposed to open a new centre at Redditch by the end of 1980.