PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Apprentices: Bristol South (22 November 2016)

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) men and (b) women in Bristol South constituency began apprenticeships in (i) construction skills, (ii) engineering, (ii) IT and telecoms, (iv) IT user, (v) hairdressing, (vi) beauty therapy, (vii) health and social care and (viii) retail in each of the last five years.

Asked by:
Karin Smyth (Labour)

The table below shows the number of apprenticeship starts over the last five academic years for men and women in the Bristol South constituency in the following frameworks: construction skills, engineering, IT and telecoms, IT user, hairdressing, beauty therapy, health and social care, and retail.

Table- Apprenticeship starts on selected frameworks by gender, Bristol South, 2011/12 to 2015/16

Female						Male
Frameworks	2011/12	2012/13	2013/14	2014/15	2015/16	2011/12	2012/13	2013/14	2014/15	2015/16
Beauty Therapy	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Construction Skills	-	-	-	-	-	60	70	50	60	80
Engineering	-	-	-	-	-	10	10	20	20	20
Hairdressing	70	50	50	40	40	10	10	10	-	10
Health and Social Care	160	140	190	200	140	30	20	30	20	30
IT and Telecoms Professionals	-	-	-	-	10	20	10	20	10	20
IT User	-	10	-	-	-	-	10	-	-	-
Retail	60	30	20	20	10	40	30	10	10	10

Note:

Figures are rounded to the nearest 10.

A ‘-‘ indicates there have been less than 5 apprenticeship starts

Data on apprenticeship starts by framework and gender at national level is available for the 2002/03 to 2014/15 academic years at the following link:

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/534296/apprenticeships-starts-by-framework-level-and-gender.xls

Answered by:
Robert Halfon (Conservative)
29 November 2016