§ Mr. Monroasked the Minister of Labour (1) if he will establish an industrial retraining centre at Dumfries in view of the high level of unemployment;
(2) if he will establish an industrial retraining centre at Kirkconnel or Sanquhar in view of the impending pit closure.
§ Mr. HattersleyGovernment Training Centres can only be established successfully in relatively large centres of population where there is a continuing local demand both for training places and for trainees who have completed their courses. Men living in the areas mentioned in the Questions could be found places in other Scottish Training Centres and lodgings could be arranged to make their attendance possible.