§ Mr. Carter-Jonesasked the Minister of Labour if he will now insist on a much closer inspection of the quality and quantity of industrial training facilities provided by firms before permitting repayments under the Industrial Training Act.
§ Mr. Hattersley:Industrial training boards already relate the payment of grants in varying measure to the quality and quantity of the training provided by employers, and are making increasingly effective arrangements for validating claims for grant.
§ Mr. Carter-Jonesasked the Minister of Labour if he is aware that certain firms have made a profit out of the Industrial Training Scheme without providing adequate training; if he will amend the Scheme so as to prevent this; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Hattersley:The grant schemes of industrial training boards normally provide grant only for training which satisfies certain minimum standards. As the boards continue to develop their activities, particularly through the publication of training recommendations, the conditions for payment of grant will become progressively higher.