Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) women and (b) men in each local authority area in England started an apprenticeship in each sector subject area in 2017-18.

I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 6 June 2019 to Question 259326.

For additional information on apprenticeship starts by geography or learner characteristics, the further education data library can be accessed at the following link:

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