§ Sir W. Robson Brownasked the Minister of Labour if he will undertake a comprehensive survey of the needs of British industry for skilled operatives, industry by industry and area by area; and whether, after completion of the survey, he will consult with industry with a view to instituting retraining on the basis of a combined effort between the Government's retraining facilities and the retraining, with Government assistance, within industrial organisations of workers at present unemployed or about to become redundant.
§ Mr. HattersleyThe Industrial Training Boards were set up with the purpose of establishing the training needs of their industries at all levels and ensuring that there is adequate provision of training and retraining facilities. This is a long term task and the Boards are making progress with it. There is liaison between the boards and the Ministry on the provision of courses in the Government Training Centres.