HC Deb 01 March 1982 vol 19 cc38-9W
Mr. Hooley

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many staff of the foundry industrial training board have been made redundant; and at approximately what cost.

Mr. Peter Morrison

Since my right hon. Friend's announcement on 16 November no redundancies have been declared.

Mr. Hooley

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many staff of the iron and steel industrial training board have been made redundant; and at what approximate cost.

Mr. Peter Morrison

Since my right hon. Friend's announcement on 16 November, one redundancy had taken effect by 26 February. As one individual is involved it would not be right to disclose the cost.

Mr. Hooley

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many staff of the air transport and travel industrial training board have been made redundant; and at what approximate cost.

Mr. Peter Morrison

Since my right hon. Friend's announcement on 16 November no redundancies had taken effect by 26 February.

Mr. Hooley

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many staff of the chemical and allied products industrial training board have been made redundant; and at what approximate cost.

Mr. Peter Morrison

Since my right hon. Friend's announcement on 16 November, 87 redundancies had taken effect by 26 February, at an approximate cost of £2,402,608.

Mr. Hooley

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many staff of the distribution industrial training board have been made redundant; and at what approximate cost.

Mr. Peter Morrison

Since my right hon. Friend's announcement on 16 November, 31 redundancies had taken effect by 26 February at an approximate cost of £138,000.

Mr. Hooley

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many staff of the footwear leather and fur skin industrial training board have been made redundant; and at what approximate cost.

Mr. Peter Morrison

Since my right hon. Friend's announcement on 16 November, eight redundancies had taken effect by 26 February 1982, at an approximate cost of £123,732.

Mr. Hooley

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many staff of the furniture and timber industrial training board have been made redundant; and at what approximate cost.

Mr. Peter Morrison

Since my right hon. Friend's announcement on 16 November, 23 redundancies had taken effect by 26 February at an approximate cost of £385,568.

Mr. Hooley

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many staff of the petroleum industrial training board have been made redundant; and at approximately what cost.

Mr. Peter Morrison

Since my right hon. Friend's announcement on 16 November no redundancies had taken effect by 26 February.

Mr. Hooley

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many staff of the shipbuilding industrial training board have been made redundant; and at approximately what cost.

Mr. Peter Morrison

Since my right hon. Friend's announcement on 16 November no redundancies had taken effect by 26 February.

Mr. Hooley

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many staff of the printing and publishing industrial training board have been made redundant; and at approximately what cost.

Mr. Peter Morrison

Since my right hon. Friend's announcement on 16 November, 69 redundancies had taken effect by 26 February, at an approximate cost of £1,415,000.

Mr. Barry Jones

asked the Secretary of State for Employment when he proposes to bring forward orders to abolish industrial training boards; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Peter Morrison

My right hon. Friend hopes shortly to lay orders before Parliament winding up a number of industrial training boards. The Manpower Services Commission is discussing with employer organisations action to establish effective alternative arrangements for training in sectors that will no longer be covered by statutory boards.

Numbers of Vacancies Remaining Unfilled at Employment Offices
Yorkshire and Humberside region Hull travel-to-work area
June 1979 December 1981 June 1979 December 1981
Managerial (general management) 6 4 4
Professional and related supporting management and administration 96 101 22 16
Professional and related in education welfare and health 521 347 35 47
Literary, artistic and sports 72 39 10 5
Professional and related in science, engineering, technology and similar fields 210 145 26 20
Managerial (excluding general management) 269 276 31 37
Clerical and related 2,152 1,098 144 101
Selling 1,344 899 72 77
Security and protective service 247 102 11 13
Catering, cleaning, hairdressing and other personal service 3,655 1,357 218 153
Farming, fishing and related 226 41 10 5
Materials processing (excluding metal) 565 101 13 6
Making and repairing (excluding metal and electrical) 1,407 321 64 21
Processing, making, repairing and related (metal and electrical) 3,292 381 140 38
Painting, repetitive assembling, product inspecting, packaging and related 818 97 35 11
Construction, mining and related not elsewhere classified 1,256 174 110 7
Transport operating, materials moving and storing and related 1,520 167 64 9