Written question asked by Rob Marris (Labour) on Monday, 9 June 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 19 June 2003. It was answered by Ivan Lewis (Labour) on Thursday, 19 June 2003 on behalf of the Department for Education and Skills.

Dept for Education and Skills

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, who the 10 largest providers of Modern Apprenticeships were in 2002-03; how many contracted places there were with each of those providers; and what the individual success rates were of each of those providers, expressed as (a) the proportion of NVQs successfully passed out of those taken and (b) the proportion of Modern Apprenticeships successfully gained out of those started. - John Harwood, Learning and Skills Councils Chief Executive, will write.

Answer: Rob Marris: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills who the 10 largest providers of Modern Apprenticeships were in 2002-03; how many contracted places there were with each of those providers; and what the individual success rates were of each of those providers, expressed as (a) the proportion of NVQs successfully passed out of those taken and (b) the proportion of Modern Apprenticeships successfully gained out of those started. [118935] Mr. Ivan Lewis: This is a matter for the Learning and Skills Council. John Harwood, the Council's Chief Executive, will write to my hon. Friend with the information requested and will place a copy of his reply in the Library.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 118935; 407 c365W;407 c366W
Session: 2002-03
Subjects: Companies Apprentices Vocational education National vocational qualifications Modern apprenticeships
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk