§ Lord Jonesasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many modern apprenticeships are currently being undertaken in (a) Wales; (b) Scotland and (c) England [HL4253]
§ Lord McIntosh of HaringeyThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.
Letter from the National Statistician, Len Cook, dated 24 September.
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Question about modern apprenticeships. (HL4253)
The attached table shows the estimated number of people of working age in employment who are undertaking a Modern Apprenticeship, taken from the Labour Force Survey. The estimates are shown for each UK country and are for the three month period ending in May 2004.
As with any sample survey, estimates from the Labour Force Survey (LFS) are subject to sampling variability.
Estimated number* of people of working age1 in employment who are undertaking Modern Apprenticeships2 UK countries, three month period ending May 2004 Country Number of people (thousands) United Kingdom 89 England 70 Wales 6 Scotland 9 Northern Ireland 3 Source:
ONS—Labour Force Survey
*—Not seasonally adjusted
1 Men aged 16–64 and women aged 16–59
2 Includes Foundation and Advanced Modern Appenticeships