§ Mr. BeggsTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the take-up rate of modern apprenticeships 529W 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