§ Mr. McLeishTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what has been the total amount of money spent on work-related Government training schemes in each of the years 1983 to 1988 inclusive.
§ Mr. Peter WalkerThe following figures represent expenditure by the Manpower Services and the Training Commission on work-related Government training programmes in Wales in the relevant financial years. Records are kept on the basis of the standard financial year for accounting for Government expenditure. This year runs from 1 April to 31 March.
£ millions 1983–84 44.2 1984–85 58.1 1985–86 55.8 1986–87 71.5 1987–88 79.6