§ Mr. Molloyasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he is satisfied with the level of both apprenticeship and youth training within the London area.
§ Mr. GoldingI am sorry that details are not available of the numbers of young persons currently receiving apprenticeship or other training in London or elsewhere and could be obtained only with difficulty and exorbitant cost.
375WThe Government have, however, been greatly concerned to guard against a decline in training opportunities for young people in London and elsewhere during the current recession and have made available substantial resources to the Manpower Services Commission to support training both in industry and through the Training Services Agency's direct training activities. I am satisfied that these measures have helped considerably to maintain the level of apprenticeships and other training opportunities in all areas.