Written question asked by Tim Farron (Liberal Democrat) on Monday, 23 July 2007, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 26 July 2007. It was answered by David Lammy (Labour) on Thursday, 26 July 2007 on behalf of the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills.

Apprentices: Cumbria

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills how many apprenticeships there were in Westmorland and Lonsdale in (a) 2005-06 and (b) 2006-07.

Answer: Figures for those participating in apprenticeships can be derived from the Learning and Skills Council’s (LSC) Individualised Learner Record (ILR). There were 440 learners on apprenticeships and 250 on advanced apprenticeships in Westmorland and Lonsdale parliamentary constituency (based on home post code of the learner) in 2005/06. Comparable figures for 2006/07 will not be available until December 2007."Source:""Learning and Skills Council (LSC) Work Based Learning (WBL) Individualised Learner Record (ILR).""Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10."

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