§ 7. Mr. Lyonsasked the Minister of Labour how many persons are now in training at the centre in Gipsy Lane, Leicester, and their average age; and the number of trainees that have passed from there to employment to the latest date?
§ Mr. ButlerThere were 331 men in training at the Leicester Government training centre on 31st May, and their average age was between 23 and 24 years. Three hundred and fifty-four men have passed into employment from the centre since it was opened in July, 1936—representing 96 per cent. of those who completed the course.
§ Mr. LyonsWhile thanking my hon. Friend for that very satisfactory result, may I ask him whether he can give the total number that can be accommodated at that centre and, moreover, the sources and parts of the country from which the present occupants have been drawn?
§ Mr. ButlerMy hon. and learned Friend should put that question down.