§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many(a) men and (b) women are at present in apprenticeship schemes in England and Wales. [23805]
§ Dr. HowellsAs at 2 November 1997 there were 111,900 people in training on Modern Apprenticeships, 58 per cent. of these were men and 42 per cent. were women.