§ Mr. Harold Walkerasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many people in his Department and the Manpower Services Commission are employed in training services; how this compares with May 1979; and what he expects the figure to be in November 1983.
§ Mr. Peter MorrisonStaff numbers are counted on set quarter dates. On 1 April 1979 there were 8,598 permanent industrial and non-industrial staff employed in the Manpower Services Commission's training services division. On 1 July 1982 the equivalent figure was 7,285. On 1 October 1982 the training services and special programmes divisions of the Manpower Services Commission were merged and it is not possible to provide figures comparable with the above from that date. None of the staff in my Department is employed on training services.