asked the Secretary of State for Employment whether he will set up a careers advisory service.

The Employment and Training Act 1973 imposed on every local authority in Great Britain a duty to provide, from the dates of reorganisation of local government, a vocational guidance service for people attending educational institutions—with a few exceptions—and an employment service for people leaving them. This service is known as the Careers Service. My right hon. Friend intends to establish the Careers Service Advisory Council as soon as possible.