HC Deb 06 December 1995 vol 268 cc307-8W
Mr. Byers

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what is the United Kingdom's current position in the World Economic Forum's skills league table. [3703]

Mr. Forth

Out of the 48 countries covered in the World Economic Forum's "World Competitiveness Report, 1995", the UK was ranked 20th in respect of the availability of competent senior managers and skilled labour. However, the forum's findings are based on limited statistical evidence and put Japan well below the Philippines.