§ Mr. Owenasked the Minister of Labour what advice he has received on the problem of school leavers finding suitable employment in the county of Northumberland what steps are being taken by his Department to meet the increase in school leavers during the period 1959 to 1962; and whether he will make a statement.
§ Mr. CarrI am advised that taking the county as a whole the great majority of school leavers in Northumberland over the next few years should have little difficulty in finding employment, though in the less industrialised areas it may be difficult to provide local employment for them all. The adequacy of existing training arrangements in the light of the expected increase in the number of school leavers has been the subject of an inquiry 53W by a sub-Committee of the National Joint Advisory Council which has met under my chairmanship. The sub-Committee's report will be published on 19th February under the title "Training for Skill".