§ Mr. Dempseyasked the Secretary of State for Employment what representations he has received about the difficulty 125W that would be experienced in maintaining and promoting the training of apprentices under a voluntary levy scheme, and asking that such a levy should be compulsory; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. BryanThe proposals in "Training for the Future" envisage the phasing out of statutory levy and grant schemes unless there is a clear consensus in favour of a levy in the industry in question. It is, however, proposed that selective grants, financed from the Exchequer, might, in such a situation, be required for training activities such as initial off-the-job training of apprentices. About half the representations which my Department has so far received have expressed the need for adequate grant support for apprentice training.
§ Mr. Dempseyasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will make a statement on the training of young people between 16 and 18 years of age, supplementary to the information on older cate-
NUMBERS REGISTERED AS UNEMPLOYED IN GREAT BRITAIN AND IN THE AREA COVERED BY THE NUNEATON EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE Men Boys Women Girls Total Temporarily stopped included in total Great Britain 8th June, 1970 … 455,680 14,866 68,149 7,882 546,577 22,939 13th March, 1972 (provisional) … 786,637 32,281 129,194 20,714 968,826 43,906 Nuneaton 8th June, 1970 … 1,125 38 138 24 1,325 494 13th March, 1972 (provisional) … 1,704 57 321 25 2,107 399