Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what proportion of apprenticeship starters in England were from each ethnic group.

Information on apprenticeship starts and achievements by ethnicity is published in supplementary tables to a Statistical First Release (SFR):

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/378238/apprenticeships-achievements-by-geography-learner-demographics-and-sector-subject-area.xls

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/378235/apprenticeships-starts-by-geography-learner-demographics-and-sector-subject-area.xls