§ 5. Mr. Hiltonasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will give the number of young people of both sexes in the agricultural apprenticeship scheme at the latest convenient date; and what were the comparable figures for each year since the inception of the scheme.
Mr. VaneI understand from the Agricultural Apprenticeship Council, who are responsible for the scheme, that on 31st October, 1960, the number of boys and girls in the scheme was 723.
The numbers of apprentices (boys and girls) in the Agricultural Apprenticeship Scheme at the 31st October in each year were as follows:
Year Number of Apprentices 1954 303 1955 522 1956 609 1957 540 1958 567 1959 626 1960 723 Separate figures for each sex are not available.