§ 58. Mr. E. L. Mallalieuasked the Minister of Labour what steps he will take to ensure that a boy who stays at a secondary modern school until he is 16 years and 10 months old shall not be debarred front being accepted as an apprentice by reason of his being over 16 years old.
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§ Mr. HareThe normal age of entry to apprenticeship is 16, but there are usually provisions enabling later entry to be allowed. I have urged the main apprentice-employing industries to review their arrangements in order that among other things, suitable boys should not risk failing to be accepted as apprentices because they have stayed on at school beyond 16.