§ Mr. Brooksasked the Minister of Labour how many redeployment and retraining schemes exist to help those 167W women widowed before 50 years of age to re-establish themselves in the employment field; and what publicity is given to such schemes.
§ Mr. HattersleyOpportunities for training, under both Government sponsored schemes and arrangements made by industrial training boards, are open to suitable women widowed under the age of 50, as they are to other suitable people. Publicity about Government schemes is available at my local offices and about Industrial Training Board arrangements from the Boards themselves. Ali the facilities for placing, resettlement and transfer provided through my Ministry's employment services are available to assist in redeployment.