HC Deb 12 March 1925 vol 181 c1561W
Major SALMON

asked the Minister of Labour if he will supply a list of the trades unions in the country showing the proportion of apprentices to skilled craftsmen allowed by each?

Mr. BETTERTON

This matter is largely governed by unwritten practice, and the information available is not sufficiently definite or complete to enable a return to be compiled giving the information desired by my hon. and gallant Friend. The Ministry of Labour, however, is about to undertake a comprehensive inquiry into apprenticeship, and I will consider whether it is possible to obtain this information in the course of the inquiry.

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