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.