HC Deb 21 October 2003 vol 411 cc528-9W
Mr. Beggs

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the take-up rate of modern apprenticeships in Northern Ireland was in each of the last five years, broken down by (a) industrial sector, (b) gender and (c) parliamentary constituency. [132794]

Modern apprenticeships
Industrial sector 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 Total
Administration, Clerical & IT 127 135 286 255 218 1021
Creative, Educational, Recreational 34 20 45 43 43 185
Health Community &Personal Services 115 98 224 340 357 1,134
Selling & Storage 12 103 302 168 128 713
Hotel & Catering, Food Preparation 16 59 175 299 532 1,081
Agricultural & Related 39 21 44 48 37 189
Construction & Civil Engineering 377 95 823 973 729 2,997
Motor Vehicle Repairs & Maintenance 159 75 251 263 260 1,008
Printing 1 26 28 9 21 85
Processing 12 5 28 32 27 104
Engineering 274 505 893 894 734 3,300
Total 1,166 1,142 3,099 3,324 3,086 11,817

Note:

It is not possible to provide the data by parliamentary constituency

Gender 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 Total
Male 913 817 2.340 2,492 2,181 8,743
Female 253 325 759 832 905 3,074
Total 1,166 1,142 3,099 3,324 3,086 11,817