§ Mr. Ness Edwardsasked the Minister of Labour what results have been achieved by the Occupational Guidance Service for adults which he introduced in March 1966; and whether he has any plans for an expansion.
§ Mr. GunterI am glad to say that this service, which was introduced as part of a wider programme of improvement of our employment services, has been a decided success. The eleven experimental units had interviewed over 13,000 workers by 12th June 1967. After consultation with my National Joint Advisory Council I have decided to expand the service, which will be more than doubled during the next year. Some of the existing units will be expanded and new centres will be opened in Edinburgh, Manchester, Sheffield, Preston, Coventry, Middlesbrough, Luton, Southampton, Chelmsford, Plymouth, Wolverhampton, Leicester and Derby.