§ Mr. Foxasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the hourly cost of training provided by the Road Transport Industry Training Board taking into account its own costs and that of the monitoring costs of the Manpower Services Commission.
§ Mr. Peter MorrisonIt is not possible to provide the information as requested. The board's role is mainly to promote training by employers in the industry. The only direct training carried out by the board is at its two multi- occupational training and education centres. The current estimated cost of this training is £7 per hour.