Written question asked by Lord Willetts (Conservative) on Thursday, 5 March 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 9 March 2009. It was answered by Lord Beamish (Labour) on Monday, 8 June 2009 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Apprentices

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the answers of 11 February 2009, Official Report, column 1993W and 24 February 2009 Official Report, column 741W, on apprentices, for what reasons the number of apprenticeships in his Department declined from 2007-08 to 2008-09.

Answer: In the 2007-08 reporting period, the Department delivered 8,758 armed forces and civil service apprentice completions. The apprenticeships detailed in my written answer on 24 February 2009, Official Report, column 741W, refers to a specific pilot scheme for civil servants and not the entire departmental number of apprentice completions. The Department will collate the details of armed forces and civil service apprentice completions during 2008-09 in August 2009. At this stage, we can not compare figures from both 2007-08 and 2008-09.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 493 c697W;493 c696-7W; 262699
Session: 2008-09
Related items: Apprentices
Tuesday, 24 February 2009
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects: Apprentices Ministry of Defence
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