§ Mr. SpellarTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment, pursuant to his answer of 14 June,Official Report, column 452 on apprentices, what is the sector breakdown of the figures given.
Apprentices by industrial sector (1983–92) Great Britain (thousands) Number of persons of working age doing trade apprenticeship Industry Division 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 Total number of apprentices 363 332 357 318 314 329 367 352 350 325 0 Agriculture, forestry and fishing 1— — — — — — — — — — 1 Energy and water supply industries 18 13 14 10 — — 10 — — — 2 Extraction of minerals and ores other than fuels: manufacture of metals, mineral products and chemicals 11 11 13 12 — — — — 10 — 3 Metal goods, engineering and vehicles industries 79 74 72 64 57 47 55 74 55 58 4 Other manufacturing industries 28 29 27 30 24 29 35 27 25 22 5 Construction 75 64 68 54 64 64 81 77 74 66 6 Distribution, hotels and catering; repairs 55 40 50 44 47 60 57 52 49 57 7 Transport and communication 18 15 10 10 — 12 — — 11 11 8 Banking, finance, insurance, business services and leasing 10 12 13 10 15 14 19 22 23 21 9 Other services 49 49 57 53 53 64 63 48 49 47 Not applicable — 20 30 28 24 22 27 29 26 31 Source: Labour Force Survey, Spring 1983–1992.
1—Less than 10,000 in cell: estimate not shown.