§ Mr. Owenasked the Minister of Labour if he will take action in conjunction with the trade unions to develop an effective training scheme for the clothing industry.
§ Mr. WhitelawA report on training in the clothing industry was published in April. This was prepared under the auspices of the City and Guilds of London Institute and the Institute is convening a Conference in early June to discuss what action might be taken to follow up the report. Both sides of industry, and representatives of educational and other interests, are being invited and officers of our Department will attend as observers.