Written question asked by Ann Cryer (Labour) on Tuesday, 21 April 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 27 April 2009. It was answered by Sarah McCarthy-Fry (Labour) on Monday, 27 April 2009 on behalf of the Department for Children, Schools and Families.

Apprenticeships: Keighley

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many 16 and 17-year-olds in Keighley constituency were undertaking an apprenticeship in 2008.

Answer: 80 people aged 16 to 17 completed an Apprenticeship, in Keighley in 2007-08. The Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill aims to ensure an apprenticeship place is available for all suitably qualified young people by 2013 and is key to delivering our ambition for one in five young people to be in an apprenticeship in the next decade. We have announced an additional £140 million to provide 35,000 additional places this year, 21,000 of these in the public sector.

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