§ Mr. RuaneTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many workers on apprenticeships there were in each of the last 15 years; and what is the estimated number for the next three years. [137733]
§ Mr. WicksFigures from the Labour Force Survey (LFS) on the number of apprentices in employment for each of the last 15 years is given in the table. There are no projections on the number of apprentices there might be in the future.
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Labour Force Survey, 1986–2000, United Kingdom Thousand Year All Males Females 1986 316 261 55 1987 322 264 58 1988 341 268 73 1989 373 308 65
Labour Force Survey, 1986–2000, United Kingdom Thousand Year All Males Females 1990 357 298 59 1991 339 270 69 1992 318 254 63 1993 236 191 45 1994 209 167 42 1995 180 141 40 1996 174 138 36 1997 176 141 35 1998 191 154 37 1999 197 166 30 2000 215 179 35