§ Mrs. Doris Fisherasked the Secretary of State for Employment what are the latest figures for the Birmingham area of apprentices who, at the end of their training, have been unable to find suitable work.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithDetailed statistical data of this nature is not maintained but 36 engineering and building tradesmen who have been unable to find suitable work at the end of their apprenticeship have been identified amongst registrants at employment exchanges in the Birmingham conurbation. Every effort is being made by my Department's officers to find suitable employment for these registrants.