HC Deb 15 October 2002 vol 390 c790W
Miss McIntosh

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many apprentices(a) started and (b) completed their apprenticeships in the years commencing 1 May (i) 1996, (ii) 1997 and (iii) 2002. [74329]

Mr. Ivan Lewis

The number of Advanced Modern Apprenticeships (AMA) and Foundation Modern Apprenticeships (FMA) started by young people (aged 15 to 24) are as follows:

FMA AMA
(i) 29 April 1996–4 May 1997 0 56,900
(ii) 5 May 1997–4 May 1998 1,400 68,300
(iii) 29 April 2002–23 June 2002 4,400 12,000

Note:

Figures exclude transfers between AMA, FMA and other work-based learning.

(b) Information on completion of AMA and FMA frameworks is not available.