HC Deb 25 January 1949 vol 460 cc106-7W
107. Lieut.-Commander Hutchison

asked the Minister of Labour what are the respective costs of training an adult student for a period of six months and a younger student for a period of nine months under the training scheme operated by the National Institute of Houseworkers.

Mr. Isaacs

The average cost of training an adult student for six months in the training centres operated by the National Institute of Houseworkers is approximately £160. The cost of a nine months' course for a younger student is approximately £210. These figures include the cost of allowances paid to the students and, in the great majority of cases, their board and lodging.

108. Lieut.-Commander Hutchison

asked the Minister of Labour what has been the total cost of the National Institute of Houseworkers during the past year; and what has been the cost of the headquarters of the institute during the same period.

Mr. Isaacs

The total cost of the National Institute of Houseworkers during the year 1948 was approximately £105,000. This includes an expenditure of approximately £41,000 on capital assets mainly in the form of premises suitable for carrying out the Institute's training programme. The running cost of the Institute's headquarters. included in the total, was £31,000.