§ Mr. SITCHasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Labour whether he can state the number of ex-service, men who have completed their 551W period of training under the Government's trainees schemes and the number who have been placed in normal industry?
§ Mr. BETTERTONThe number of ex-service officers and men who have been trained by the Ministry of Labour, or who have received from this Department financial assistance towards their training, is approximately 143,000, and by other Departments approximately 50,000. Figures are not available showing how many of these men have returned to normal industry.