§ Mr. Harold Walkerasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many people have received training under the training opportunities programme in each of the last five years; and what he expects will be the number for the current year and for 1983.
§ Mr. Peter MorrisonThe numbers of adults completing courses under the training opporunities scheme in each of the last five financial years were as follows:
Number 1977–78 78,613 1978–79 70,187 1979–80 74,489 1980–81 66,418 1981–82 61,396 About 61,000 people are expected to complete courses in 1982–83. Plans for 1983–84 have not yet been finalised, but the numbers are expected to be slightly higher than in 1982–83.