§ Mr. Prenticeasked the Minister of Labour what requests he has received to set up an official joint safety committee for the chemical industry; and what replies he has given.
§ Mr. HareA request was received in May, 1962, from representatives of the trade unions in the industry, and the matter was subsequently discussed by my Department with representatives of the T.U.C. I have now told the T.U.C. that in my view it would be better for the industry to establish its own
Class of Employment Boys Girls No. entering Percentage of total entrants No. entering Percentage of total entrants (1) Apprenticeship to skilled occupations 121,495 36.2 21,295 6.6 (2) Employment leading to recognised professional qualifications 4,264 1.3 3,508 1.1 (3) Clerical employment 30,195 9.0 113,495 35.3 (4) Employment with training lasting at least 1 year not covered in (1) to (3) above 44,516 13.2 32,033 10.0 (5) Other employment 135,455 40.3 151,047 47.0 Total 335,925 321,378