Maria Eagle – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Maria Eagle on 2016-01-26.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many apprenticeships were created in the tourism sector in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12, (c) 2012-13 and (d) 2014-15.
Nick Boles
The number of apprenticeship starts in the ‘Leisure, Travel and Tourism’ Sector Subject Area by academic year are shown in Table 1.
Table 1 – Apprenticeship starts, 2010/11 to 2014/15
|
Sector Subject Area |
2010/11 |
2011/12 |
2012/13 |
2013/14 |
2014/15 |
|
Leisure, Travel and Tourism |
21,590 |
19,770 |
14,360 |
11,350 |
13,070 |
We are committed to reaching 3 million apprenticeship starts in England by 2020. There were 2.4 million apprenticeship starts over the previous Parliament.
Apprenticeships are paid jobs and their availability is dependent on employers offering opportunities and hiring apprentices.
The figures in the table are found in the apprenticeship data library:
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