Agriculture (Apprentices)

Mr. Gwynfor Evans
asked the Secretary of State for Wales how many apprentices have entered the agriculture industry in Wales in 1974, 1975, 1976 and 1977, respectively; and how much Government money has been spent on their training in each of those years.

Mr. Alec Jones
I am informed by the Agricultural Training Board that the numbers of people entering its apprenticeship scheme in Wales in the years (April-March) specified below were as follows: ---------
|1973–74|
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|1974–75|
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|1975–76|
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|1976–77|
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The amount of Government money spent by the Agricultural Training Board and by local education authorities in each of those years on training these apprentices cannot readily be identified.