HC Deb 31 October 1984 vol 65 c1011W
Mr. Stott

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will publish the findings of the review that his Department is currently undertaking into the national shortage of people with information technology-related skills.

Mr. Pattie

Yes. The first report of the information technology skills shortages committee, chaired by my hon. Friend the Member for Coventry, South-West (Mr. Butcher), Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, was published in July 1984, and two further reports, covering technician and graduate shortages respectively, are expected to be published before the end of the year.