HC Deb 13 December 1966 vol 738 cc59-60W
Dr. John Dunwoody

asked the Minister of Labour by what criteria he decides on the siting of new Government training centres.

Mrs. Shirley Williams

The principal criteria are the existence in a given area, on a continuing long-term basis, of an adequate supply of applicants suitable for training and of jobs for them to go to when they have been trained.

Dr. John Dunwoody

asked the Minister of Labour if he has yet decided on the siting of the four new Government training centres.

Mr. Gunter

As I told the House on 30th November, one of the new Government Training Centres will be in Scotland, one on Merseyside and one in South Wales. It was subsequently decided, and announced by my hon. Friend the Parliamentary Secretary on 5th December, that the fourth new centre would be located in Cumberland.

Mr. Hobden

asked the Minister of Labour how many places for industrial retraining were available in each of the years 1946 to 1966.

Mrs. Shirley Williams

NUMBERS OF TRAINING PLACES AVAILABLE AT GOVERNMENT TRAINING CENTRES IN THE YEARS 1946 TO 1966
December, 1946 24,468
December, 1947 12,724
December, 1948 5,670
December, 1949 5,084
December, 1950 3,817
December, 1951 3,558
December, 1952 3,555
December, 1953 3,097
December, 1954 3,066
December, 1955 2,938
December, 1956 2,906
December, 1957 2,771
December, 1958 2,761
December, 1959 2,615
December, 1960 2,729
December, 1961 2,790
December, 1962 2,440
December, 1963 3,090
December, 1964 4,357
December, 1965 5,754
November, 1966 6,421