Written question asked by Robert Syms (Conservative) on Tuesday, 17 July 2007, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 19 July 2007. It was answered by David Lammy (Labour) on Tuesday, 24 July 2007 on behalf of the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills.

Apprentices: East Sussex

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills how many apprenticeship schemes are operating in the Poole area.

Answer: Figures for those participating in apprenticeships can be derived from the Learning and Skills Council's (LSC) Individualised Learner Record (ILR). There were 380 learners on apprenticeships and 180 on advanced apprenticeships in Poole parliamentary constituency (based on home postcode of the learner) in 2005-06."Note:""Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10.""Source:""Learning and Skills Council (LSC) Work Based Learning (WBL) Individualised Learner Record (ILR)"

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