Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many apprenticeships were (a) commenced and (b) completed in each year since 2009-10; and if he will make a statement.

Information on the number of apprenticeship starts and achievements is published in Table 6.1 and Table 6.2 of a Statistical First Release (SFR):

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