HC Deb 23 November 1982 vol 32 c429W
37. Mr. Ronald W. Brown

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what progress he has made with the Confederation of British Industry and the Trades Union Congress on the reform of apprenticeships.

Mr. Peter Morrison

The Manpower Services Commission is now working urgently both with the Confederation of British Industry and the Trades Union Congress and with individual employers' organisations and unions to achieve our objective of training to recognised standards for all the main craft, technician, and professional skills by 1985.