§ 25. Mr. Maclennanasked the Secretary of State for Employment what steps he proposes to take to increase the opportunities for young people to obtain long-term recognised skill training.
§ Mr. Peter MorrisonFrom September 1983 the youth training scheme will provide up to 460,000 young people with a one year integrated course including training, further education and work experience which will provide a foundation for the long-term skill training that many of them will subsequently go on to undertake. This year we are supporting a total of about 35,000 apprentices and we intend to maintain this high level of support over the corning training year.