§ 29. Mr. Needhamasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will study the workings of unified vocational preparation programmes in West Germany, with a view to introducing similar arrangements in the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. Peter MorrisonI am aware of the vocational preparation programmes operated in West Germany and recently discussed them with representatives of the German Government who visited me. The Government are presently discussing, with the MSC and other interested bodies, proposals for extending our present provision of vocational preparation for young people, and we hope to issue a consultative document covering this subject in the next few months.