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Mr. Gordon Wilson
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the estimated cost to the Treasury of exemption from national health insurance contributions both for employer and employee in respect of first-year apprentices.
Mrs. Chalker
Information on the numbers of first-year apprentices and their pattern of earnings is not available and no estimate of the cost of exemption can be made.