HC Deb 30 June 1981 vol 7 cc353-4W
54. Dr. Mawhinney

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what assessment of manning levels in individual industrial sectors is taken into account in formulating long-term plans for Manpower Services Commission schemes.

Mr. Peter Morrison

The Warwick university manpower research group has been developing an econometric model which provides projections of employment trends by industry, occupation and region to 1985. The results of this annual exercise are used in the commission's planning process, together with the views of industrial training boards and other training organisations, and the judgment of its staff.

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