§ Mr. Hector Hughesasked the Minister of Labour if he will make a statement on the homes and workshops under Government control and supervision which are now available for the care and training of ex-Service men including limbless ex-Service men; and if he will state his plans for enlarging and increasing the facilities now available to such men.
§ Mr. HareI understand that the hon. Member has particularly in mind establishments such as the home for severely injured ex-Service men now being built at Crieff in Perthshire by the British Limbless Ex-Servicemen's Association. My Department does not control any homes of this sort and I have no power under which I could help to provide such facilities. My Department does, however, give financial assistance to voluntary bodies and local authorities towards the cost of running sheltered workshops, in which disabled ex-Service men may be employed and, where necessary, given training.