§ Mr. Peter Freemanasked the Minister of Labour how many applications have been received for training under the Resettlement Scheme in Newport; how many have been accepted; how many still await training; and what are the facilities in South Wales for such training.
§ Mr. IsaacsExcluding applications made and subsequently withdrawn by the applicant, 353 applications have been received in Newport for training under the Vocational Training Scheme of which 322 have been accepted. Of these, 108 are still awaiting training. In South Wales there are six Government training centres in operation at Bridgend, Cardiff, Oakdale, Treforest and Swansea (2 Centres), with approximately 2,500 training places. The facilities are, at the present time, mainly devoted to training for the building trades but training is also being given in boot and shoe repairing, watch and clock repairing and draughtsmanship. In addition full use is made of facilities available in technical colleges and, under approved arrangements, in employers' establishments. At the present time 264 trainees are in training under these arrangements.