§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Secretary of State for Employment what efforts are being made to find advanced training courses in sheltered workshops for trainees from Moss Lea, Ormskirk, so that places can become available for new entrants.
§ Mr. Jim LesterI am advised by the Manpower Services Commission, which has responsibility for sheltered employment, that sheltered workshops are254W intended to operate like other factories and do not offer training facilities other than to those who have already secured employment with them.
The nearest sheltered employment to Moss Lea is provided by the Remploy factories at St. Helens (11 miles), Wigan (12 miles) and Aintree (13 miles).