§ Mr. McLoughlinTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many young people in(a) West Derbyshire and (b) East Midlands have entered (i) an advanced modern apprenticeship and (ii) a foundation modern apprenticeship since the schemes' inception. [141450]
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§ Mr. Ivan LewisThe information is not available for West Derbyshire as requested by the hon. Gentleman. However, information is available for old Training and Enterprise Council (TEC) areas and new Learning and Skills Council (LSC) areas. The following table shows the number of starts on modern apprenticeships in Derbyshire Learning and Skills Council (LSC) between 26 March 2001 and the end of July 2003, as well as the number of starts from the inception of the programmes until 25 March 2001 in the three TEC areas that became part of Derbyshire LSC area. The table also shows the number of starts in the East Midlands region in these respective periods.
Time period/TEC/LSC Advanced MA Foundation MA Inception to March 2001 North Derbyshire 2,500 1,300 Southern Derbyshire 5,600 2,000 Stockport and High Peak1 3,800 1,900 East Midlands Region 37,800 19,500 March 2001 to July 2003 Derbyshire LSC 2,300 5,300 East Midlands LSC region 9,100 21,300 1Some of the Stockport and High Peak TEC area became part of Derbyshire LSC, but some of the old TEC area also became part of Greater Manchester LSC.