§ Mr. Meacherasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many men and women were sent to re-establishment centres in Great Britain for each of the last five years; what was the shortest, longest and average period of training given; and how many persons thus trained were still in regular employment, according to the latest survey, six months and two years, respectively, after completing the period of training.
§ Mr. DeanThere are no re-establishment centres for women. For men the average duration of stay is probably about eight weeks: other available information is given in the table below:
Year Admitted to centres* Discharged direct to employment† 1965 936(13) 383 1966 970(13) 374 1967 1,675(18) 605 1968 2,215 (39) 840 1969 2,206(50) 897 * Most men volunteer for training. Figures in brackets show numbers whose benefit was made conditional on attendance at a centre. † Other men are referred back for placing by their local employment exchanges.