Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many apprenticeships his Department and its agencies employed in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012, (d) 2013 and (e) 2014; and how many he expects to employ in (i) 2015 and (ii) 2016.
The number of apprentices employed in DWP for the years asked for is as follows:
a) 2010 - 0
b) 2011 - 109
c) 2012 - 243
d) 2013 - 273
e) 2014 - 316
the anticipated number of apprentices to be employed in DWP in the future years asked for is as follows:
i) 2015 - 330
ii) 2016 - 350