§ 22. Mr. Awberyasked the Minister of Labour how many young men apprenticed to engineering have had their calling-up deferred since 1946; how many have been called to the Forces; and how many who have reached the age of 21 years have not been called up.
§ Mr. IsaacsThe information in the form asked for is not available. On 3rd September last, however, there were approximately 22,000 engineering apprentices whose calling-up had been deferred. None of these will reach the age of 21 before 1950.