HC Deb 03 July 1984 vol 63 cc125-6W
46. Mr. Rowe

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he is satisfied with the results, in terms of people finding permanent jobs, of his Department's retraining schemes.

1981 1982 *1983
Member state Million ecu per cent. Million ecu per cent. Million ecu per cent.
Belgium 22.73 2.3 23.70 1.5 30.96 1.6
Denmark 24.40 2.4 27.54 1.8 42.20 2.2
Germany 73.69 7.4 91.28 6.0 279.33 5.6
France 141.12 14.1 266.76 17.4 106.57 14.7
Greece 29.87 3.0 60.46 4.0 123.80 6.5
Ireland 105.68 10.6 145.15 9.5 184.35 9.7
Italy 340.77 34.1 455.36 29.7 346.91 28.9
Luxembourg 0.57 0.1 0.46 0.0 0.95 0.0

Mr. Peter Morrison

The proportion of trainees finding work on completion of training under our training opportunities scheme has recently improved. The major changes being made to our adult training programmes are intended to relate the training provided by the Manpower Services Commission even more closely to the needs of industry, thereby maximising employment opportunities.