§ Sir Raymond Gowerasked the Secretary of State for Wales what is his latest information regarding the numbers of apprentices in Welsh industry and the numbers who commenced apprenticeships during the past 12 months.
§ Mr. John Stradling ThomasThe information is not available in the form requested. However, the latest estimate taken from the Department of Employment's regular survey of employers relating to March 1985 is that there are some 2,800 apprentices in manufacturing industry in Wales. No information is available centrally on the numbers of commencements of apprenticeships.