Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many apprenticeships were available in (a) St Helens North, (b) Merseyside and (c) the UK in each year between 2010 and 2015.

The attached table shows how many apprenticeships were started in the St Helens North constituency, the Liverpool Local Education Authority, and England for each of the last 6 academic years.

The Department does not hold information on the number of apprenticeships available at any one time.

Regional level data is published online at:

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/558301/201516_OCT_Apps_Starts_by_Region_PCON_LEA_LA_E_D_Final_V1.3.xlsx