Speeches

Andrew Stephenson – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andrew Stephenson on 2014-03-31.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many apprenticeships commenced in each sector in (a) Pendle constituency and (b) Lancashire in the last 12 months.

Matthew Hancock

Table 1 shows the number of apprenticeship starts in the 2012/13 academic year by Sector Subject Area for Pendle parliamentary constituency and Lancashire Local Education Authority.

Table 1: Apprenticeship Starts by Geography and Sector Subject Area, 2012/13

Pendle Parliamentary Constituency

Lancashire Local Education Authority

Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Care

20

140

Arts, Media and Publishing

20

Business, Administration and Law

450

4,850

Construction, Planning and the Built Environment

40

420

Education and Training

20

280

Engineering and Manufacturing Technologies

170

1,770

Health, Public Services and Care

240

3,440

Information and Communication Technology

20

270

Languages, Literature and Culture

Leisure, Travel and Tourism

20

340

Preparation for Life and Work

Retail and Commercial Enterprise

190

2,390

Science and Mathematics

10

Unknown

Total

1,150

13,930

Source: Individualised Learner Record

Notes

1) Volumes are rounded to the nearest ten

2) ‘-‘ indicates a base value of less than five

3) Local Education Authority and Parliamentary Constituency are based on the home postcode of the learner.