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Written question asked by Sarah Wollaston (Conservative) on Tuesday, 15 March 2011, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 17 March 2011. It was answered by John Hayes (Conservative) on Tuesday, 22 March 2011 on behalf of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.

Apprentices: Totnes

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what proportion of apprenticeships in Totnes constituency were taken up by women in the last 12 months.
Answer

Table 1 shows the number and percentage of apprenticeship starts by gender for Totnes parliamentary constituency for 2009/10, the latest year for which full year data are available.

Female Male Total
Count Percentage Count Percentage Count Percentage
Totnes constituency 210 48 230 52 450 100
Notes:
1. All figures are rounded to the nearest 10. Percentages are calculated based on unrounded figures.
2. Geography information is based upon the home postcode of the learner.
Source:
Individualised Learner Record

Information on the number of apprenticeship starts is published in a quarterly statistical first release (SFR). The latest SFR was published on 27 January:"http://www.thedataservice.org.uk/statistics/statisticalfirstrelease/sfr_current"Both the Department for Business Innovation and Skills, and the Department for Education are responsible for the promotion of equality of access to apprenticeships. The National Apprenticeships Service (NAS), as the body responsible for promoting apprenticeships to employers and to potential apprentices, manages its systems to ensure equal access to information about the programme and to apprenticeship vacancies. A priority for NAS is to address stereotyping and under-representation across apprenticeships including gender, race and disability.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
47716; 525 c1067-8W
Session
2010-12
Subjects
Apprentices Women Totnes
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk