§ Mr. HinchliffeTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services what is his latest estimate of the annual cost to local authorities of providing post-qualifying training to social workers.
§ Mr. NewtonInformation on costs to local authorities of providing post-qualifying training to social workers is not held centrally. Information provided by the Central Council for Education and Training in Social Work is that 249 social workers were admitted to post-qualifying courses in 1987. About half of these were seconded by their employers.