§ 59. Mr. Leadbitterasked the Minister of Labour how many men were trained in the industrial training centres in the Northern Region during the year ended 30th April, 1967; what skills they were trained for; and how many of these men were not found places in the skills they were trained for in the region.
§ Mr. HattersleyDuring the year ended 13th March, 1967, the latest date for which figures are available, 1,131 men completed their training at Government training centres in the Northern Region. Of these, 540 were trained in engineering, 422 in construction and 169 in servicing trades. On 10th March, 1967, 153 men had not yet been placed in their training trades, but more than half have since obtained employment in the skills they had been taught.
§ Mr. LeadbitterAlthough these figures are impressive and my hon. Friend has indicated his concern, will he look into 627 certain anomalies, such as that about which I have communicated with him and which concerns a man who cannot get into an industrial training centre because he does not have sufficient prior experience and who cannot get a job to get the experience?
§ Mr. HattersleyThe individual case which my hon. Friend mentions is now under active examination by my Department.