§ 66. Mr. GrocottTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what is his latest estimate of the number of engineering apprenticeships in the west midlands, expressed as a percentage of the numbers available in 1979.
§ Mr. CopeCurrently in the midlands there are 54 per cent. of the number of apprentices registered with the engineering industry training board in 1979. It is not known how many engineering apprentices there are outside the board's registration system.