§ Mr. Nobleasked the Secretary of State for Employment what plans there are for language training and other resources to be made available to industry where local education authorities are making inadequate provision in the race relations field.
§ Mr. John GrantUnder present arrangements industrial language training units set up and operated by LEAs are grant aided at the rate of 75 per cent. by the Home Office. The LEAs make up the other 25 per cent. from their own funds.
The Training Services Agency has established the National Centre for Industrial Language Training to provide the resources for the development and continued operation of the local units.
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NUMBERS UNEMPLOYED IN THE EMPLOYMENT OFFICE AREAS Motherwell Kilmarnock Dundee Edinburgh Ayr January 1964 … … 1,049 1,121 2,844 3,966 1,639 January 1965 … … 649 831 2,150 2,996 1,410 January 1966 … … 516 735 2,093 2,755 1,157 January 1967 … … 881 1,145 2,640 3,109 1,603 January 1968 … … 1,003 1,208 2,663 3,465 1,706 January 1969 … … 896 792 2,330 3,670 1,713 January 1970 … … 898 892 3,378 4,358 1,424 January 1971 … … 1,100 1,260 5,289 5,359 1,493 January 1972 … … 1,694 1,982 7,631 6,420 1,953 January 1973 … … 1,349 1,651 5,729 5,479 1,566 January 1974 … … 941 1,203 4,153 5,040 1,450 January 1976 … … 1,724 2,284 7,136 7,306 2,973 January 1977 … … 2,057 2,885 8,290 9,306 3,867 The TSA has also encouraged the industrial training boards to provide training in this area.
I am aware of the difficulties in which some local authorities find themselves because of financial constraints in supporting language training in the race relations field and I am keeping the situation under review.