§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what consultations he will seek with the information technology skills shortage committee about the effects of the shortage of manpower on the future of information technology in the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. ButcherAs chairman of the committee, I keep my colleagues in the Department of Trade and Industry, the Department of Education and Science, and the Department of Employment fully informed of its views the question of information technology manpower shortages.