§ Mr. Scottasked the Minister of Labour whether he will ask industrial training boards to encourage reviews of apprenticeship periods, with a view to a substantial reduction in their lengths.
§ Mr. GunterIndustrial Training Boards are aware that I expect their recommendations regarding the length of the period of training to be realistically related to the content of training courses. The boards are not responsible for determining the period of apprenticeship, but I expect that their decisions on the length of training will in many instances lead to a review of apprenticeship periods by the appropriate negotiating bodies in the industry concerned.