Written question asked by Lord Willetts (Conservative) on Friday, 6 February 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 10 February 2009. It was answered by Sarah McCarthy-Fry (Labour) on Tuesday, 24 February 2009 on behalf of the Department for Children, Schools and Families.
Apprentices
- Question
- To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families with reference to the answer of 4 June 2008, Official Report, column 947W, on apprentices, what progress his Department has made towards meeting its share of the Government's commitment to employ over 1,000 apprentices in central Government departments and agencies in 2008-09.
- Answer
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My right hon. Friends the Secretaries of State for Children Schools and Families, and for Innovation Universities and Skills together with other members of the Cabinet this week announced 21,000 new apprenticeships in the public sector to deliver on the Government's pledge earlier this year to create 35,000 additional apprenticeship places. This will considerably expand the number of apprenticeship places in frontline public services including hospitals, schools, colleges and town halls across the country in 2009-10. The following table sets out the number of people undertaking apprenticeship training as part of the Government Skills National Apprenticeship Pathfinder scheme in 2008-09:
Department Numbers currently on apprenticeship programmes Total numbers expected to start apprenticeship programmes in 2008-09 BERR 1 1 Cabinet Office 4 4 DCLG 8 8 DCSF 20 27 DIUS 19 22 DoH 1 3 Driving Standards Agency 84 84 DWP 195 195 FCO 0 64 GCHQ 10 10 HMRC 16 155 HM Treasury¹ 0 0 MoJ 353 353 HO/UKBA 260 336 MoD 62 62 ONS 68 68 Total 1,106 1,395 ¹ I refer the right hon. Member to the reply to his question of 9 February 2009, Official Report, column 1618W.
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- Written question
- Reference
- 488 c740-1W; 256253
- Session
- 2008-09
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- Subjects
- Apprentices Department for Children, Schools and Families
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- Yes
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