§ Mr. Carter-Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Employment what guidance and assistance is given to rehabilitation centres to make adequate job opportunities available to patients who have been rehabilitated, in view of the distress caused to such patients who experienced delay before obtaining employment; and if he will make a statement.
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§ Mr. BryanThe services of my Department's disablement resettlement officers are available to all who attend medical rehabilitation centres or industrial rehabilitation units to help them to find suitable employment as quickly as possible. Successful placement cannot be guaranteed, but the most recent check showed that 62 per cent. of those who completed courses at industrial rehabilitation units in the first half of 1970 were either in employment or vocational training three months later; a further 7 per cent. were awaiting admission to training courses.