§ Mr. Chichester-Clarkasked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity whether she will set out in the Official Report a table showing the number of apprentices entering the Construction Industry in each year since 1960, and the total number of apprentices in the Construction Industry in each of these years; and whether she will give the equivalent overall figure in each of those years in industry as a whole.
§ Mr. FernyhoughFollowing is the information:
Year Number of Apprentices entering the Construction Industry as their first job on leaving school Number of Apprentices in the Construction Industry Number of Apprentices entering Industry as their first job on leaving school (1) (2) (3) (4) 1960 … 22,418 96,042 122,955 1961 … 26,202 95,875 135,276 1962 … 31,518 103,490 142,760 1963 … 26,869 109,204 117,069 1964 … 29,460 113,929 131,355 1965 … 27,217 119,044 134,675 1966 … 24,960 111,718 131,197 1967 … 23,750 103,492 124,528 These figures cover Great Britain. I regret that comparable figures for the total number of apprentices throughout the industry are not available.