§ Mr. J. Robertsonasked the Minister of Labour how many boys and girls in Scotland started apprenticeships during 1962; what were the skilled crafts in which they started; and what were the numbers in each of the skilled crafts.
§ Mr. HareFourteen thousand and seventy-seven boys and 1,779 girls. The figures are not analysed by craft.
§ Mr. J. Robertsonasked the Minister of Labour what estimate he has made of the number of apprenticeships which will become available in Scotland during the five years from 1963.
§ Mr. HareFew firms have estimated their requirements for apprentices for five years ahead. The making of estimates of this kind will be an essential part of the work of the Industrial Training Boards proposed in the White Paper on Industrial Training (Cmnd. 1892).