HC Deb 18 May 1976 vol 911 cc480-1W
16. Mr. Frank Allaun

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what is his policy regarding the creation of appropriate employment for those such as sandwich-course students unable to gain industrial placement of social utility and value.

Mr. Harold Walker

As part of the Government's programme of special measures to maintain the level of training in industry, grants were made available last year through the Training Services Agency and the industrial training boards to encourage employers to offer employment to college-based sandwich course students for the industry-based part of their courses. These grants will again be available in 1976 –77 at an increased rate.