§ Mr. Barry Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Wales how many apprentice. ships were made available in the Deeside travel-to-work area for the latest available 80W month, broken down into trades and, where possible, sex.
§ Mr. Nicholas EdwardsI am informed by the Manpower Services Commission that comprehensive information is not available. As I explained to the hon. Member in my reply on 24 October 1979, employers providing apprenticeships outside the industrial training board arrangements and in the non-board sector are not required to provide details of apprenticeship opportunities.—[Vol. 972, c.190–91.] Nor is the information available to the industrial training boards from other employers broken down to travel to work area level.