§ Dr. John Dunwoodyasked the Minister of Labour by what criteria he decides on the siting of new Government training centres.
§ Mrs. Shirley WilliamsThe principal criteria are the existence in a given area, on a continuing long-term basis, of an adequate supply of applicants suitable for training and of jobs for them to go to when they have been trained.
§ Dr. John Dunwoodyasked the Minister of Labour if he has yet decided on the siting of the four new Government training centres.
§ Mr. GunterAs I told the House on 30th November, one of the new Government Training Centres will be in Scotland, one on Merseyside and one in South Wales. It was subsequently decided, and announced by my hon. Friend the Parliamentary Secretary on 5th December, that the fourth new centre would be located in Cumberland.
§ Mr. Hobdenasked the Minister of Labour how many places for industrial retraining were available in each of the years 1946 to 1966.
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NUMBERS OF TRAINING PLACES AVAILABLE AT GOVERNMENT TRAINING CENTRES IN THE YEARS 1946 TO 1966 December, 1946 24,468 December, 1947 12,724 December, 1948 5,670 December, 1949 5,084 December, 1950 3,817 December, 1951 3,558 December, 1952 3,555 December, 1953 3,097 December, 1954 3,066 December, 1955 2,938 December, 1956 2,906 December, 1957 2,771 December, 1958 2,761 December, 1959 2,615 December, 1960 2,729 December, 1961 2,790 December, 1962 2,440 December, 1963 3,090 December, 1964 4,357 December, 1965 5,754 November, 1966 6,421