HC Deb 24 October 1986 vol 102 cc1005-6W
Mr. Janner

asked the Paymaster General how many engineering apprentices were taken on and made redundant, respectively, in each of the last 20 years for which records are available.

Mr. Trippier

The information is not available in the detail requested. There is no central record of all engineering apprentices, many of whom are employed outside the engineering industry.

However, the engineering industry training board has maintained a record of those trainees registering the basic craft and technician training. This record covers firms within scope of the board. Figures for the years 1966–67 to 1985–86 are given at table 1. In addition, since 1977, the board has maintained a record of those trainees employed by companies in other industries who choose to register their trainees with the board. This record, given at table 2, does not claim to include all engineering craft and technician trainees in industries other than engineering.

Formal records are not maintained of engineering apprentices who have been made redundant. However, since 1980 the engineering industry training board has kept a record of the number of redundant trainees who have come to its attention. This is given at table 3.

Table 1—Registration—in scope companies
Year Registrations
1966–67 23,980
1967–68 27,539
1968–69 27,290
1969–70 26,452
1970–71 26,589
1971–72 21,942
1972–73 16,788
1973–74 16,920
1974–75 23,496
1975–76 25,549
1976–77 23,994
1977–78 24,515
1978–79 24,519
1979–80 22,751
1980–81 20,044
1981–82 14,960
1982–83 10,886
1983–84 9,743
1984–85 9,140
1985–86 9,302

Source: EITB records.

Table 2—Registration—other industries
Year Registrations
1977–78 3,047
1978–79 3,239
1979–80 3,435
1980–81 3,109
1981–82 2,587
1982–83 2,002
1983–84 1,921
1984–85 1,181
1985–86 1,256

Source: EITB records.

Table 3—Registration—Redundant trainees
Training year Total redundant apprentices
1980–81 2,959
1981–82 1,468
1982–83 1,031
1983–84 602
1984–85 172
1985–86 93

Source: EITB records.

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