HC Deb 15 February 1984 vol 54 c212W
Mr. Jim Callaghan

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how much the Government have spent on programmes to develop microprocessor training courses; and how many courses and training places have thereby been created.

Mr. Butcher

Under the microelectronics application project, since 1978 my Department has spent £6.1 million towards developing microelectronics training courses. I estimate that this has led to over 350 courses being on offer annually, resulting in approximately 30,000 training places.