§ Sir A. Wilsonasked the Minister of Labour how many instructors at the Ministry of Labour training centres with periods of service varying from 12 months to 12 years have been discharged since the 3rd September; what steps were taken to find alternative employment for these instructors in view of their special qualifications for handling young men; and whether he will instruct his Department to have regard to the appeal to employers by the Chancellor of the Exchequer and of the Lord Privy Seal not to discharge men merely because they are temporarily redundant?
§ Mr. E. BrownAs a result of the recall to the Colours on the outbreak of war of all soldiers training under the Army Vocational Training Scheme and the closing down of certain other courses of training not considered necessary in war time, 75 instructors at Government Training Centres with more than 12 months service became definitely redundant. There was no alternative employment available for them in my Department, but arrangements were made to give them all possible assistance in finding other employment. I am making a personal inquiry into the results in each case.