§ Mr. Ray Powellasked the Secretary of State for Wales what sum of money was available to the training services division of the Manpower Services Commission in Wales for 1981–82; and what sums were available to the Manpower Services Commission for training purposes in each of the preceding seven years.
§ Mr. Nicholas EdwardsTotal expenditure on all types of training services provided by the Manpower Services Commission in Wales is not separately identifiable by the commission. Information is, however, available on that part which relates to services provided under the training opportunities scheme and some general administrative services for the period simce 1977 as follows:
£ million 1977–78 12.8 1978.79 13.1 1979–80 12.9 Such expenditure in 1980–81 is expected to be £14.8 million at current prices. Details of the corresponding figures for 1981-82 will be available following the publication of the 1981 public expenditure White Paper.