§ Mr. Tony Banksasked the Secretary of State for Social Services following the closure of resettlement centres, what alternatives for retraining will be available to the long-term unemployed.
§ Mr. WhitneyI assume the hon. Member is referring to the closure of re-establishment centres which deal with the long-term unemployed and I, therefore, refer him to my reply to the hon. Member for Dunfermline, East (Mr. Brown) on 1 March at columns338–39.