HC Deb 14 July 1983 vol 45 c423W
Mr. Fisher

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the current cost of the training for skills programme.

Mr. Peter Morrison

The budget for the training for skills programme in 1983–84 is £50.7 million.

Mr. Fisher

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list the industries that have applied for grants under the training for skills programme.

Mr. Peter Morrison

I understand that applications for grants under the training for skills programme for the 1982–83 training year have been made on behalf of the following industries:

  • Air Transport
  • Atomic Energy
  • British Rail
  • British Telecom
  • Carpet
  • Chemicals
  • Construction
  • Cotton
  • Electricity
  • Engineering
  • Food and Drink
  • Forestry
  • Freight Forwarding
  • Furniture
  • Gas
  • Health Service
  • Hotel and Catering
  • Iron and Steel
  • Local Government
  • Man Made Fibres
  • Merchant Navy
  • Mineral Extraction and Processing
  • Paper
  • Petroleum
  • Pharmaceuticals
  • Plastics
  • Ports
  • Printing
  • Publishing
  • Road Transport
  • Rubber
  • Sea Fishing
  • Shipbuilding
  • Standby Ship Operators
  • Timber
  • Tobacco
  • Wool