HC Deb 29 March 1982 vol 21 cc15-6W
Mr. Barry Jones

asked the Secretary of State for Employment (1) if he will publish in the Official Report in respect of each of those voluntary bodies in the training industry which are to succeed the statutory training boards to be abolished (a) the name of the voluntary body and its address, (b the names of the chairman and senior staff and a description of their titles or their function, (c) the number of representatives in each body and the breakdown between representatives of employers, employees and education, (d) the estimated annual income each voluntary body will operate on and (e) the estimate of the professional training staff employed in each voluntary body;

(2) if he will list, in respect of each of the voluntary bodies in the training industry which are to succeed the statutory training boards to be abolished (a) the training publications and training aids each body will use, (b the services each voluntary body will give to its members in the field of training and (c) the number of employees to be covered by the new voluntary bodies, sector by sector;

(3) whether he will list, for each of those voluntary bodies in the training industry which will succeed the statutory training boards to be abolished, each voluntary body's statement of purpose regarding its new work; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Peter Morrison

Comprehensive information in the form requested is not being collected by my Department or by the Manpower Services Commission.

Mr. Barry Jones

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish in the Official Report the names and addresses of all voluntary bodies in the training industry which are known by the Manpower Services Commission to have been set up, preparatory to the abolition of statutory training boards; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Peter Morrison

Some of the different arrangements being proposed to replace statutory boards are based on existing organisations; others will be using facilities made available by employer organisations; others again will be based on new organisations.