HC Deb 25 July 1989 vol 157 c616W
Ms. Short

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will give the data from the latest labour force survey showing the training received by employees in the last four weeks broken down by sex and age.

Mr. Lee

Preliminary results from the 1988 labour force survey, as requested, are shown in the following table:

Employees of working age1 receiving job-related training2 Great Britain, Spring 1988
Thousands
Age All persons Men Women
16–19 396 224 172
20–24 546 310 237
25–34 773 448 325
35–49 847 448 399
50–59/64 214 118 97
Total 2,776 1,547 1,229

Source: Preliminary 1988 LFS estimates

1 Men aged 16–64, women aged 16–59

2 Those who in the four weeks prior to interview had taken part in any education or training connected with their job or a job that they might be able to do in the future.