§ Mr. Hillasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether, following the talks he has had with the chairman of the Engineering Council, any further developments have arisen in the programme for training graduates in the telecommunications field; and if any increase in places available on such courses is likely.
§ Mr. BrookeI refer my hon. Friend to the reply I gave him on 6 March 1984, at column 491. The supply of engineering graduates, particularly in the electrical and electronics fields, continues to be kept under careful review through discussions with a range of interested bodies and in other ways. Particular attention is being given to methods of accelerating supply given signs of accelerated demand.