§ 86. Mr. Dudley Williamsasked the Minister of Labour if he will extend to
WEEKLY RATES OF TRAINING ALLOWANCES Payable from first pay-week commencing on or after 16th May, 1963 Age and domestic responsibilities Living at home (see Note 1) Living a way from home in accommodation Provided by the Ministry (see Note 1 and 2) Men Women Men Women 1. Aged 21 and over:— £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 1. Without wife or dependants 7 10 0 6 0 0 5 0 0 4 0 0 2. With wife (or maintaining adult dependant) 8 10 0 7 0 0 7 5 0 6 5 0 3. With one or more dependant children under 16 8 10 0 7 0 0 7 5 0 6 5 0 4. With wife (or maintaining adult dependant) AND with one or more dependant children under 16 9 0 0 7 10 0 8 5 0 7 0 0 II. Under age 21:— 1. Without wife or dependants Aged 20 6 0 0 5 0 0 4 0 0 3 5 0 Aged 19 6 0 0 4 5 0 4 0 0 3 15 0 Aged 18 5 0 0 3 15 0 3 5 0 2 10 0 Aged 17 4 0 0 3 5 0 2 15 0 2 5 0 Aged 16 3 5 0 3 0 0 2 5 0 2 0 0 Aged 15 2 15 0 2 10 0 2 0 0 1 15 0 2. With wife or dependants Married men under 21 years of age (and other persons aged 19 or 20 who maintain dependants) receive rates as in Part 1. Those under 19 (other than married men who have dependants receive the standard rate for their age and sex, together with the differentials for dependants payable to persons aged 21 and over. 158W
Note 1 Where mid-day meals are provided free of charge, 2s. a day is deducted from the rates shown above. Note 2 (1) At residential establishments, lodging and full board is provided free of charge, but 12s. a week for mid-day meals is deducted from the allowances set out above. (2) Persons placed in lodgings by the Ministry receive an additional allowance to meet the cost of lodging and of all meals (except mid-day meals from Monday to Saturday). trainees sponsored by his Department at residential training colleges for the disabled and other establishments the same rates of allowances as are paid to trainees at Government training centres.
§ Mr. WhitelawYes. The allowances paid to male trainees sponsored by our Department at the residential colleges will be increased, from the beginning of the next pay week, to the same rates as are now paid to trainees at Government Training Centres. This will also extend to trainees sponsored by the Ministry in technical and commercial colleges and similar educational establishments and in sheltered workshops and employers' establishments. At the same time my right hon. Friend will be increasing the rates of allowances paid to women trainees sponsored by our Department in all these centres and establishments. Below is a table showing the detailed rates that will be payable in the future.