§ 53. Mr. Grimondasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will seek to provide payments for apprentices more nearly equivalent to those paid to students at universities.
§ Mr. GoldingNo. The great majority of apprentices are trained in employment and their wage levels are settled through industrial negotiation. Where industrial training boards are currently sponsoring apprentices through award schemes in order to sustain recruitment levels, their allowances are fixed in the light of apprentice wage rates.