§ 31. Mr. Adleyasked the Secretary of State for Employment what steps he is taking to encourage people to retrain for employment in new industries, particularly the tourist industry.
§ Mr. BryanMost such retraining is provided by industry but the massive expansion of training facilities described by my right hon. Friend in his Consultative Document "Training for the Future" published on 1st February will provide increased opportunities for men and women to retrain for employment in new and expanding industries.
§ 32. Mr. James Hillasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will take steps to increase the number of places available for skilled craftsmen in the building trade in the expansion of Government training centres.
§ Mr. BryanFull provision will be made for construction trades when planning the new centres. Meanwhile, an additional 900 places will be made available as soon as possible, mainly in unused industrial premises, which have already been identified.
§ 35. Mr. Thomas Coxasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will give the number of places that exist for industrial retraining in inner London.
§ 36. Mr. Sutcliffeasked the Secretary of State for Employment what proportion of Government centre trainees in the years 1970 and 1971 was in the category of unemployed persons over the ages of 40 and 50, respectively.
§ Mr. BryanI regret that the information is not available in the form requested. However, in June, 1970, 15 per cent. of trainees at Government training centres were aged 40 or over and 2 per cent. aged 50 or over. In September, 1971, 66 per cent. of applicants accepted for training were unemployed compared with 51 per cent. in September, 1970.
§ 54. Mr. R. W. Elliottasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many employees he anticipates being trained in Government training centres in the Northern Region in 1972.