Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many apprenticeships were created in (a) Westmorland and Lonsdale, (b) South Lakeland, (c) Cumbria and (d) the North West (i) since 2010 and (ii) between 2005 and 2010.

This question was answered on 14th July 2014

Information on the number of Apprenticeship starts by geography is published by academic year in a Supplementary Table, entitled Breakdown by geography, equality & diversity and sector subject area: starts 2002/03 to 2012/13, to a Statistical First Release (SFR):

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/fe-data-library-apprenticeships--2

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/298401/apprenticeships-starts-by-geography-learner-demographics-and-sector-subject-area.xls