§ Mr. Tam Dalyellasked the Minister of Labour what is the average weekly grant per head to Government training centres in Scotland.
§ Mr. HattersleyAverage payments per head for trainees in Government Training Centres in Great Britain amount to 12 12s. 11d., including dependants' allowances, earnings-related supplement and daily fares, where these are appropriate. Separate figures for Scotland are not available, but they are unlikely to differ materially from those for Great Britain as a whole.
§ 24. Mr. Buchanan-Smithasked the Minister of Labour, what proportion of 259W those undertaking retraining in one of the retraining centres in Scotland, obtain employment in the trade for which they were trained without unreasonable delay.
§ Mr. HattersleyDuring the year ending 11th September, 1967, 86 per cent. of all tainees at Government Training Centres in Scotland were placed in employment in the trade for which they were trained, either at the time of leaving the centre or shortly afterwards.
§ Mr. Buchanan-Smithasked the Minister of Labour what is the number of retraining centres in Scotland and the number of places available; how many applications for entry were received in the past year; whether there is a waiting list for entry; a ad how many persons completed training in the past year.
§ Mr. HattersleyAt the end of October, Scotland had eight Government training centres and 1,053 training places. During the year ended 11th September, 1967, 6,396 people in Scotland applied for training. The current waiting list is 1,152. The number of people who completed training at Scottish centres in the year ended 11th September, 1967, was 1,445.