Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what proportion of apprenticeships commenced in the last 12 months were with (a) small and medium-sized enterprises, (b) larger firms, (c) public sector employers and (d) voluntary sector employers.

Information on the size of organisations offering Apprenticeships is presented in the Apprenticeship Evaluation: Employer research publication:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/apprenticeships-evaluation-employer

We do not separately measure the number of apprenticeship starts in the public, private and voluntary sectors.