HC Deb 14 December 2000 vol 359 cc232-3W
Mr. Brady

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many Modern Apprenticeships have been started in each of the last five years. [141695]

Mr. Wicks

[holding answer 11 December 2000]: The numbers of people starting Modern Apprenticeships in the last five years in England are given in the table:

Number
1995–96 25,800
1996–97 70,300
1997–98 84,200
1998–99 119,100
1999–2000 170,700

Notes:

1. Figures for the first two years are for Advanced Modem Apprenticeships only

2. From 1997–98 they also include Foundation Modem Apprenticeships.