HC Deb 06 May 1980 vol 984 cc47-8W
Mr. Colvin

asked the Secretary of State for Industry what is his estimate of the total annual cost of education and training undertaken by his Department; and whether he is able to make an estimate of the cost of training carried out by the private sector.

Year Government support £ NCC earnings £ Earnings as a percentage of total income
1 April 1966–31 March 1967 … … … 290,000 19,174 6.20
1967–68 … … … … … … 797,000 257,213 24.40
1968–69 … … … … … … 550,000 270,694 32.98
1969–70 … … … … … … 627,400 322,980 33.98
1970–71 … … … … … … 637,651 370,100 36.73
1971–72 … … … … … … 611,774 441,569 41.92
1972–73 … … … … … … 590,000 547,671 48.14
1973–74 … … … … … … 570,000 699,138 55.09
1974–75 … … … … … … 670,890 855,685 55.93
1975–76 … … … … … … 877,439 1,084,620 55.17
1976–77 … … … … … … 914,830 1,117,386 50.80
1977–78 … … … … … … 1,010,262 1,505,463 55.60
1978–79 … … … … … … 1,004,748 2,030,589 60.27
1979–80 (estimaed) … … … … … 1,139,665 3,220,412 73.86

Mr. David Mitchell

The estimated cost of training Department of Industry staff during the academic year 1978–79 was £l.5 million. This figure includes the salary and related costs of the students but excludes travel and subsistence costs, which are not separately identifiable.

I am not able to estimate the cost of training carried out by the private sector.