Captain BENNasked the Secretary for Scotland whether it is proposed to close the Albert Training Factory for disabled service men at Cathcart; whether, in this case, the men in training there will be drafted to similar factories in England; and whether, in view of the fact that this is the only training factory in Scotland, and that there are nearly 1,000 men awaiting training, it 'is possible to retain it in some form?
§ The PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY to the MINISTRY of LABOUR (Mr.Betterton)I would refer the hon. and gallant Member to the reply, of which I am sending him a copy, given yesterday to the hon. Member for Lanark, North, on this subject. As regards the figure quoted in the last part of the question, I can only say that our waiting list for the whole of Scotland amounted, on 28th April, to 38 only.