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Apprentices: Greater Manchester

Volume 489: debated on Tuesday 17 March 2009

To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills how many adult apprentices there are in each of the 10 local authority areas which make up the Greater Manchester area. (262279)

The following table shows the number of apprentice starts and completions in 2007/08 in the 10 Greater Manchester local authorities, broken down by age.

Apprenticeship starts and completions in 2007/08, in the 10 Greater Manchester local authorities by age

Starts

Completions

Local authority

under 19

19+

Total

under 19

19+

Total

Manchester

650

770

1,420

350

340

690

Bolton

890

740

1,630

520

350

860

Bury

410

470

880

240

220

460

Oldham

610

470

1,080

430

270

700

Rochdale

520

510

1,040

310

290

590

Salford

620

470

1,090

370

240

610

Stockport

640

550

1,190

440

310

750

Tameside

680

530

1,210

380

240

620

Trafford

460

410

870

260

190

440

Wigan

1,090

950

2,040

570

380

950

Notes:

1. Figures are rounded to the nearest 100.

2. Totals are based on unrounded figures, so may not equal the sum of figures shown.

3. Local authority is based on home postcode of the learner.

Source:

WBL ILR