§ Mr. ColvinTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what is his estimate of the number of trainees that are likely to qualify for modem apprenticeship this year; and what is his estimate of the trend for the next three years. [13900]
§ Dr. HowellsThe number of people joining Modem Apprenticeships in 1997–98 is planned to be about 62,500.
All Government-funded programmes are currently being reviewed as part of the Departmental Spending Review. Plans for 1998–99 and later years will be announced in due course.