Mr. Colin Jacksonasked the President of the Board of Trade (1) if the Working Party set up by his Department on the Training of Overseas Nationals has prepared a list of industrial firms who are prepared to train overseas students; and if such a list has been circulated to high commission education officers and technical colleges in the United Kingdom;
(2) what progress has been made by the Working Party set up by his Department on the Training of Overseas Nationals; and if reports of their findings are to be published.
§ Mrs. Gwyneth DunwoodyThe preliminary work, involving discussions with 25W interested departments and organisations and the assembly of information, has now been completed and I hope that the Working Party on the industrial training of overseas nationals will hold its first meeting in the near future. I shall ask the Working Party to consider my hon. Friend's suggestion about the possibility of preparing lists of firms willing to train overseas students. I would prefer to await the Working Party's report before deciding on the publicity to be given to its findings.