§ Mr. Leighasked the Secretary of State for Employment (1) if the Government intend to expand the loan scheme available to individuals wishing to undergo industrial training;
(2) how many individuals have applied for Government retraining loans.
§ Mr. Peter MorrisonThere is not at present a scheme of training loans which is open for applications. The Government intend to introduce an experimental pilot scheme in 1985–86, subject to the response to the recent consultation paper. Any decision to extend or expand the scheme would he taken in the light of the outcome of this experiment.