§ Mr. Martinasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what facilities now exist for vocational training and resettlement of N.F.S. personnel.
§ Mr. H. MorrisonAs was announced by my right hon. Friend, the Minister of Labour and National Service, on 6th April last, schemes of industrial training are to be introduced to assist men and women released from war service who are in need of a course of training to enable them to obtain re-employment of a kind likely to lead to permanent resettlement. These schemes will be available to former members of the National Fire Service in due course. In the meantime, members of the Service who wish to take advantage of courses of instruction provided by local education authorities or by other organisations will be given the necessary facilities, so far as the requirements of the Service and local circumstances permit. Where for any reason their attendance at such courses is impracticable, the possibility of arranging for suitable classes to be organised on National Fire Service premises is being examined.