HC Deb 10 June 1981 vol 6 cc139-40W
Mr. Colvin

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the total cost of each industrial training board of training in 1980, or for the most recent 12-month period for which his Department has records, broken down by regions.

Mr. Peter Morrison

The total expenditure of each industrial training board in the financial year 1979–80, the most recent period for which records are held, was as shown below. This includes grants for training, the board's own training and advisory services, and administration. The administrative costs are shown separately.

Total Cost £ million Administration Cost £ million
Air transport and travel 1.77 0.12
Carpet 0.36 0.05
Ceramics, glass and mineral products 4.75 0.71
Chemical and allied products 2.96 0.20
Clothing and allied products 4.89 0.19
Construction 38.29 1.89
Cotton and allied textiles 1.87 0.18
Distributive 11.45 1.66
Engineering 45.73 2.52
Food, drink and tobacco 4.01 0.87
Footwear, leather and furskin 0.86 0.14
Foundry industry training committee 6.22 0.25
Furniture and timber 8.27 0.20
Hotel and catering 4.92 0.88
Iron and steel 1.54 0.15
Knitting, lace and net 0.65 0.15
Man-made fibres 0.18 0.03
Paper and paper products 1.81 0.31
Petroleum 2.14 0.20
Printing and publishing 5.87 0.84
Road transport 33.60 1.34
Rubber and plastics 9.08 0.49
Shipbuilding 5.75 0.20
Wood, jute and flax 0.74 0.12
TOTALS 197.71 13.69

A breakdown of these costs by regions is not available.