HC Deb 13 November 1967 vol 754 c12
11. Sir J. Eden

asked the Minister of Labour whether he will reconsider his decision to set up under the Industrial Training Act, 1964, an industrial training board for the distributive industry, in view of the wide selection of trades involved and when few of them have anything in common.

Mr. Hattersley

No, Sir

Sir J. Eden

Does the Joint Parliamentary Secretary think that there is sufficient similarity between wholesale butchers, builders' merchants and purveyors of toys and fancy goods to justify the establishment of a single training board?

Mr. Hattersley

No, I do not, nor does my right hon. Friend. This is why wholesale butchers will not be included within the training board to which the hon. Gentleman refers.