§ Mr. LANSBURYasked the Minister of Labour whether it is the intention of his Department to open day training centres in London for young men similar to the centres opened in the Midlands; and the cost per head of each person trained at the day centres; the amount of money paid to trainees; what meals are supplied in addition to money payments; how many men have passed through the day centres since their establishment; and what number are at present in attendance?
§ Mr. BETTERTONI cannot make any statement on the first part of the question. The average weekly cost per head of training at the non-residential centres, exclusive of capital charges, is about 25s. Men in training receive a free mid-day meal, travelling fares to and from the centre, and a personal allowance of 2s. 6d. a week in addition to any unemployment benefit to which they are entitled. Up to the 16th March, the number of men who had passed through a course of training at these centres, or who had left before completing the course in order to take up employment, was 1,979. This number is exclusive of men who either voluntarily withdrew from training or were discharged. 787 men are at present in training.