§ 30. Mr. Hooleyasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will take steps to ensure that training centres operated by industrial training boards are not closed down as a result of the current slump in manufacturing industry.
§ Mr. Peter MorrisonIt is mainly up to industry itself to ensure that sufficient training centres are maintained to cater for future skill needs. However the 25,000 places for apprentices and other long term trainees being supported under the Manpower Services Commission's training for skills programme help to preserve a considerable number of training facilities. Training centres operated by industrial training boards are also being used by the commission under its youth opportunities programme.