§ Mr. HORE-BELISHAasked the First Lord of the Admiralty how many apprentices have completed their training since June, 1929; and how many have been discharged on coming out of their time?
§ Mr. AMMONThe numbers are 567 and 26 respectively. Of the number discharged two were at their own request.
§ Mr. HORE-BELISHAasked the First Lord of the Admiralty how much each apprentice in His Majesty's dockyards costs the State to train?
§ Mr. AMMONThe average cost of the instruction of apprentices in His Majesty's dockyard schools at home during 1930 was about £20 10s. per head, and the total cost on this basis for an apprentice who receives four years' instruction is, therefore, about £82.