Bridget Phillipson – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Bridget Phillipson on 2015-10-09.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many apprenticeships are available in the North East; and how many applicants for such apprenticeships from disadvantaged backgrounds (a) secured and (b) completed apprenticeships in each of the last 10 years.

Nick Boles

Information on the number of apprenticeship starts (first link) and achievements (second link) in the North East is published online at the FE Data Library:

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/438150/apprenticeships-starts-by-geography-learner-demographics-and-sector-subject-area.xls

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/378238/apprenticeships-achievements-by-geography-learner-demographics-and-sector-subject-area.xls

We do not centrally collect information on the number of apprenticeship applicants from disadvantaged backgrounds who secure and complete an apprenticeship.

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