§ Mr. Campbell-Savoursasked the Secretary of State for Employment whether, in the light of the publication of the document "Traineeships in West Cumbria", he will provide additional funding for the Manpower Services Commission to develop training associations.
§ Mr. Peter Morrison[pursuant to his reply, 27 April 1981, c. 233]: No. Our current approach is to make funds available to assist industry to establish training associations where appropriate but, if they are providing services employers want, they should and indeed do move as quickly as possible towards self-sufficiency on an agreed timetable. However, I welcome the West Cumbria Training Association's traineeship proposals, which embody many of the principles the Government and Manpower Services Commission would like to see widely adopted in industry. Though I can offer no guarantee of 26W financial assistance for the development of traineeships the Government and commission would, of course, be willing to consider supporting proposals developed by the West Cumbria Training Association in consultation with local education and industry interests.