HC Deb 21 April 2004 vol 420 cc508-9W
Mr. Frank Field

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many residents of Birkenhead have undertaken apprenticeships in each of the last five years. [166335]

Mr. Ivan Lewis

The information requested is not available at parliamentary constituency level. Nor is the information available for a consistent geographical area over the last five years. However, the following table shows the number of starts on apprenticeships (formerly known as Advanced Modern Apprenticeships) and apprenticeships at level two (formerly known as

Time period TEC/LSC Apprenticeships Apprenticeships at level 2
April 1998 to March 1999 CEWTEC1 1,400 300
Merseyside 2,400 1,200
St. Helens CCTE 300 100
North and Mid Cheshire1 1,200 200
April 1999 to March 2000 CEWTEC1 1,000 900
Merseyside 2,600 3,500
St. Helens CCTE 300 400
North and Mid Cheshire1 900 500
April 2000 to March 2001 CEWTEC1 1,100 1,300
Merseyside 2,500 4,100
St. Helens CCTE 300 500
North and Mid Cheshire1 1000 900
April 2001 to July 2002 Greater Merseyside LSC 2,600 7,100
March 2001 to July 2002 Greater Merseyside LSC 2,000 6,000
Notes:
1TEC also became part of Cheshire and Warrington LSC Source:
TEC management information.
LSC Individualised Learner Record.