asked the Secretary of State for Employment what consultations have taken place on the possible use of redundant teacher training colleges as skillcentres.

I am informed by the Manpower Services Commission that the question of using redundant teacher training colleges for skillcentres training has been considered by the Training Services Agency. It has been found, however, that the accommodation in teacher training colleges cannot easily be adapted for industrial training and no steps have been taken to acquire any of the vacant colleges for training purposes.