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Oral question asked in the House of Commons, by Tony Baldry (Conservative). It was answered by Bill Rammell (Labour) on Thursday, 27 March 2008 on behalf of the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills.


Apprenticeships

Question
What recent estimate he has made of the number of people taking level 3 advanced apprenticeships.
Answer

Over the past decade, we have more than doubled the number of people starting apprenticeships overall, from 65,000 in 1996-97 to an estimated 180,000 in 2006-07. The number of people starting an advanced apprenticeship in 2006-07, the last full year for which figures are available, was 57,000 at level 3—5,000 more than the previous year.


Secondary information

Type
Oral question
Reference
474 c310 
196481 
Session
2007-08
Oral question type
Lead
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Apprentices
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Oral question on www.publications.parliament.uk