§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what information his Department has on the number of apprenticeships started in Scotland in the building trade in each of the past five years; and what comparable figures it holds for Dundee and Tayside.
§ Mr. LangThe numbers of new entrants to the construction industry in Scotland receiving off the job training, and the numbers of newly registered apprenticeships are shown in the table below. The Construction Industry Training board, which compiles these statistics, reports that not all new entrants become registered apprentices, and they cannot do so until they are in full employment: for many, this does not occur until they have completed YTS training.
1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 New entrants 3,203 2,914 3,666 4,229 4,215 New registrations of apprenticeships 2,793 2,536 2,232 2,552 n/a n/a Not available.
No information is available for Dundee and Tayside.