§ Mr. Craigenasked the Secretary of State for Employment what his Department estimates would be the cost to public funds if all first year of craft apprenticeship training and remuneration were to be met by the State in place of individual employers.
§ Mr. Jim LesterI am informed by the Manpower Services Commission that first-year craft apprentice training and remuneration costs depend on many variable factors and that there are no complete statistics of total apprentice intakes. The information requested is therefore not available.