§ Dr. Owenasked the Secretary of State for Defence what numbers of apprentices he expects to accept in the forthcoming year for training in Her Majesty's dockyard, Devonport; and why he does not intend to maintain last year's intake in the light: of the need to ease the unemployment problems for young school leavers in the Plymouth travel-to-work area.
§ Mr. SpeedThe question of the number of apprentices to be taken into Devonport dockyard this year is being considered but no decision has yet been taken.