§ Mr. Oakesasked the Minister of Pensions and National Insurance what is the average period of retraining at the National Assistance non-residential re-establishment centres at London and Manchester, respectively; how many staff are employed at each of these centres; 155W and what is the annual cost of their operation.
§ Mr. PentlandThe average period spent at the London centre is eight weeks, and at the Manchester centre eight-and-a-half weeks. Six staff are employed at each centre. The total annual cost of the two centres is estimated at £22,000.
§ Mr. Oakesasked the Minister of Pensions anti National Insurance how many recipients of National Assistance have voluntarily applied for and are awaiting admission to the non-residential re-establishment centre at Manchester.
§ Mr. PentlandOn 30th June, 1965, 62 recipients of National Assistance were awaiting vacancies in the Manchester Centre.
§ Mr. Oakesasked the Minister of Pensions and National Insurance how many non-resicential re-establishment centres she intends to provide in large towns in England and Wales during the next 12 months.
§ Mr. PentlandThe National Assistance Board has plans to provide day re-establishment facilities over the next few years in or near 11 provincial towns, and to provide a second day re-establishment centre in London. It is not possible to say how many of these centres will be ready for use in the next 12 months.