§ Mr. Gwynfor Evansasked the Secretary of State for Wales how many apprentices have entered the agriculture industry in Wales in 1974, 1975, 1976 and 1977, respectively; and how much Government money has been spent on their training in each of those years.
§ Mr. Alec JonesI am informed by the Agricultural Training Board that the numbers of people entering its apprenticeship scheme in Wales in the years (April-March) specified below were as follows:
1973–74 102 1974–75 240 1975–76 227 1976–77 212 The amount of Government money spent by the Agricultural Training Board and by local education authorities in each of those years on training these apprentices cannot readily be identified.