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Written question asked by Tom Blenkinsop (Labour) 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: Middlesbrough

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he has made of the number of small and medium-sized businesses in Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland constituency which employed apprentices in the latest period for which figures are available.
Answer

I have been asked to reply.Information is not available at parliamentary constituency level on the size of the employer for apprentices.The National Employer Skills Survey (NESS) shows a national estimate of the proportion of apprentices employed by employer size. These data are based on repeated surveys of up to 79,000 employers across all business sectors in England. Table 1 shows information from the published 2009 National Employer Skills Survey¹ on the proportion of apprentices employed by the size of employer, expressed as a percentage of all apprenticeships."¹ Figure 8.4, page 208 in:""http://www.ukces.org.uk/upload/pdf/NESS%20main%20report_1.pdf"

Table 1: Percentage of apprentices employed by employer size (NESS 2009)
Percentage
Number of employees of employer
2-4 5-24 25-99 100-199 200-499 500+ Total
Apprentices employed 13 34 23 8 11 10 100

Small businesses are the cornerstone of our economy and high quality training opportunities like apprenticeships are key to supporting their growth and success. I know that small businesses place great value on an apprenticeship and are prepared to invest in them. Indeed, the National Employer Skills Survey suggests that small and medium-sized businesses employ proportionately more apprentices than larger employers.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
47591; 525 c962W
Session
2010-12
Subjects
Apprentices Middlesbrough
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk