asked the Secretary of State for Employment what percentage of recent apprentices in the construction industry is currently unemployed.

I regret that this information is not available.

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many apprentices have been enrolled on the Construction and Training Board's off-site training schemes for 1982–83; and what percentage of last year's recruitment this represents.

To date in 1982–83, 9,658 apprentices have been enrolled on the Construction Industry Training Board first year off-the-job training courses. This represents about 90 per cent. of last year's final total.