§ Mr. Weatherillasked the Minister of Labour if, in view of the urgency of the matter, he will ask the Engineering In- 166W dustry Training Board to expedite grant offer to the Croydon Local Education Authority and thus facilitate their consideration of expansion of first year off-the-job-training at Croydon Technical College for the smaller firms, without their own subsidised training schools, who are unrepresented on the Board, in spite of substantial levy payments.
§ Mr. GunterNo. The Engineering Board is at present examining various ways in which first year off-the-job-training facilities could be provided in the Croydon area.