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Written question asked by Peter Dowd (Labour) on Friday, 12 July 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 15 July 2019. It was answered by Anne Milton (Conservative) on Tuesday, 16 July 2019 on behalf of the Department for Education.

Construction: Apprentices

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many apprenticeships were created in the construction sector in 2018.

Answer

The most recent statistics on apprenticeships starts by industry sector cover the academic years 2012/13 to 2016/17 and are published on GOV.UK:

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/apprenticeships-in-england-by-industry-characteristics.

In 2016/17 there were:

  • 36,170 starts in the manufacturing sector;
  • 1,620 starts in the energy sector; and
  • 31,610 starts in the construction sector.

Statistics for 2017/18 are due to be published in October 2019.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
276218
Session
2017-19
Grouped for answer
Yes
Transferred
Yes
Subjects
Construction Apprentices
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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