§ 1. Mr. Iremongerasked the Minister of Labour what information he has concerning the operation of the Industrial Training Act as it affects school leavers and young persons generally in Ilford.
§ The Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Labour (Mrs. Shirley Williams)It is impossible to judge the precise effect of the Act; but, comparing 1965 with the previous year, a much higher proportion of boys entering the engineering and construction industries in the Ilford area did so as apprentices.