§ Mr. John Grantasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will urge industrial training boards to retain special schemes, like the engineering industrial training board's girl technician award scheme.
§ Mr. Jim LesterIndustrial training boards are currently considering how the cuts in public funds made available to them should be applied. However, I am pleased to be able to reassure the hon. Member that the engineering ITB has no plans to discontinue its programme of grants to encourage the recruitment and training of girls as technicians.