§ Mr. Beithasked the Secretary of State for Employment why the Amble special training centre, funded under the special programmes scheme, has been closed; what provision has been made to place the trainees in other centres; and what consultations were undertaken with local authorities before the decision was taken.
§ Mr. Peter MorrisonThe Amble community workshop run by Northumberland county council's special programmes agency has not closed. Discussions are taking place between the Manpower Services Commission and the county council about the balance of training to be offered at the workshop from April 1985 under the youth training scheme.