Apprentices: Greater Manchester Dr. Iddon 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. Mr. Simon 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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |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| | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------