HC Deb 06 December 1965 vol 722 c5W
39. Mr. Ronald Bell

asked the Minister of Labour what proportion of boys who left school during the first seven months of 1965 took jobs in which they were trained as apprentices.

Mr. Thornton

The proportion of boy school leavers who are known to have entered apprenticeships in the first 10 months of 1965 was 40.8 per cent. This figure will include some boys who left school in December, 1964.