Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what his most recent estimate is of the proportion of people in apprenticeships who have a disability.

Information on apprenticeship participation by learners with learning difficulties and/or disabilities is published in a Statistical First Release.

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/learner-participation-outcomes-and-level-of-highest-qualification-held

In 2014/15, 8.6% of learners participating in apprenticeships identified themselves as having a learning difficulty and/or disability.