§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many modern apprenticeship and advanced modern apprenticeship starts there were in the(a) City of Newcastle upon Tyne and (b) Newcastle upon Tyne, Central constituency in each financial year from 1996–97 to the most recent date in 2000–01 for which figures are available. [157103]
§ Mr. Wicks[holding answer 9 April 2001]: Since 1 April 1996, we know of 3,475 starts on Modern Apprenticeships in the Newcastle-upon-Tyne local authority district and 978 in the Newcastle-upon-Tyne Central parliamentary constituency as at 30 November 2000. Broken down by financial year these are:
Financial year Foundation modern apprenticeships1 Advanced modern apprenticeships2 Total Newcastle upon Tyne local authority district 1996–97 3— 357 357 1997–98 3 482 485 1998–99 140 392 532 1999–2000 749 483 1,232 2000–014 559 310 869 Total 1,451 2,024 3,475 Newcastle upon Tyne Central parliamentary constituency 1996–97 3— 85 85 1997–98 1 149 150
FEFC funded Non-FEFC funded 16–18 Adult 16–16 Adult Year Full-time Part-time Full-time Part-time Full-time Part-time Full-time Part-time 1996–97 1,471 1,601 1,223 18,233 71 116 336 212 1997–98 1,301 1,720 1,100 17,626 98 146 348 347 1998–99 1,251 1,652 1,232 17,641 101 318 446 915 1999–2000 1,302 1,600 833 18,804 106 324 412 1,132 Notes:
1. All data are whole-year data.
2. Figures for 1999–2000 are provisional.
3. Includes data from all FEFC funded institutions (including Specialist Designated Institutions).
4. Excludes Higher Education Institutions.