§ Mr. AltonTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what is his projection for the intake of apprentices over the next five years; and if he will provide a breakdown by trades.
Projected apprentice intake in Northern Ireland 1988–89 to 1992–93 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 Catering Cookery 20 20 20 20 20 Clothing Sewing machine mechanics 7 7 7 7 7 Knitting machine mechanics 2 2 2 2 2 Cutters 11 11 11 11 11 Construction Joiners 456 456 456 456 456 Bricklayers 276 276 276 276 276 Plasterers 96 96 96 96 96 Painters 108 108 108 108 108 Slaters/Tilers 12 12 12 12 12 Wood machinists 32 32 32 32 32 Electricians 120 120 120 120 120 Plumbers 80 80 80 80 80 Distributive1 — — — — — Engineering Electrical 275 300 300 325 325 Fabrication Mechanical Food and drink Mechanical/Electrical engineering 3 3 3 3 3 Fitters 2 2 2 2 2 Motor mechanics 3 3 3 3 3 Painters/Joiners 2 — 2 — — Plant bakers 12 12 12 12 12 Home bakery apprentices 40 40 40 40 40 Butchers 70 70 70 70 70 Textiles Maintenance fitters 4 4 4 4 4 Electricians 2 2 2 2 2 Loom overlookers 5 5 5 5 5 Road transport Light vehicle mechanic 800 800 800 800 800 Heavy vehicle mechanic 100 100 100 100 100 Light vehicle body repair 200 200 200 200 200 Electricians 30 30 30 30 30 Parts/Stores 20 20 20 20 20 Agricultural mechanics 100 100 100 100 100 Other industries Printers 15 15 15 15 15 1 No information available.