HC Deb 05 March 1936 vol 309 c1590W
Mr. RHYS DAVIES

asked the Minister of Labour how many unemployed young men from the distressed or other areas have been trained as potmen and barmen by his Department; whether any of the cost of such training for service in the licensed trade is borne by the Treasury; and whether any other trade or profession is similarly served?

Mr. E. BROWN

The training to which the hon. Member refers is given, not by my Department, but by the Restaurant Public Houses Association which, up to the end of 1935, had trained 383 men from the depresed areas and had 29 still in training. The cost of medical examination and travelling to the place of training and to subsequent employment is borne by the Department, and since September, 1935, the Association also receives a capitation grant of £2 for each man placed in excess of 50 per annum, subject to a limit of 400. The grant referred to is not paid direct to members of the licensed trade in whose premises the men are trained, but to the Association in respect of the expenses of training, placing, supervision and welfare of the men. In the Government Training Centres men are given training in various types of industry and at the present time about 25 occupations are covered. In addition, the Ministry makes grants to other bodies for the training of men as waiters, cooks and for private domestic service.