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Table 3: Number of apprenticeship starts by sector subject area and gender, 2007-08
Sector Subject Area	Male	Female	Total
Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Care	2,200	2,300	4,500
Arts, Media and Publishing	100	(1)-	100
Business, Administration and Law	14,700	36,100	50,700
Construction, Planning and the Built Environment	27,300	500	27,800
Education and Training	(1)-	300	300
Engineering and Manufacturing Technologies	41,800	1,300	43,100
Health, Public Services and Care	3,900	27,200	31,100
Information and Communication Technology	5,900	2,100	8,000
Languages, Literature and Culture	(1)-	(1)-	(1)-
Leisure, Travel and Tourism	3,400	2,800	6,300
Preparation for Life and Work	(1)-	(1)-	(1)-
Retail and Commercial Enterprise	16,700	32,600	49,300
Science and Mathematics	(1)-	(1)-	(1)-
Unknown	2,200	1,300	3,500
Total	118,200	106,600	224,800

Table 4: Number of apprenticeship achievements by sector subject area and gender, 2007-08
Sector Subject Area	Male	Female	Total
Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Care	1,200	1,300	2,500
Arts, Media and Publishing	100	(1)-	200
Business, Administration and Law	6,300	17,200	23,600
Construction, Planning and the Built Environment	17,600	200	17,800
Education and Training	(1)-	(1)-	(1)-
Engineering and Manufacturing Technologies	20,200	500	20,800
Health, Public Services and Care	1,800	12,000	13,800
Information and Communication Technology	4,400	1,200	5,500
Languages, Literature and Culture	(1)-	(1)-	(1)-
Leisure, Travel and Tourism	2,100	1,500	3,600
Preparation for Life and Work	(1)-	(1)-	(1)-
Retail and Commercial Enterprise	7,800	16,700	24,400
Science and Mathematics	(1)-	(1)-	(1)-
Unknown	200	200	400
Total	61,700	50,800	112,600
(1) Indicates a value of less than 50. Note: 1. Figures have been rounded to the nearest hundred and may therefore not sum to the totals. Source: Work-based Learning Individualised Learning Record

Mr. Moss: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how many Government-funded apprenticeship places were available to young people in (a) England and (b) North East Cambridgeshire in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement. [291285]

Kevin Brennan [holding answer 16 September 2009]: Table 1 shows the number of Learning and Skills Council funded apprenticeship starts by learners aged under 19 in North East Cambridgeshire parliamentary constituency and England from 2003-04 to 2007-08, the latest year for which full-year figures are available.

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Table 1: Number of apprenticeship starts for learners aged under 19, 2003-04 to 2007-08
Area	2003-04	2004-05	2005-06	2006-07	2007-08
North East Cambridgeshire parliamentary constituency	230	210	180	230	240
England	108,300	113,500	99,500	105,600	107,600
Notes: 1. Parliamentary constituency is based on home postcode of the learner. 2. The figures provided for England includes learners undertaking apprenticeships in England. It includes those resident in England, a small number of learners which are resident outside of England e.g. in Scotland or Wales, and those where their postcode is not known. 3. Figures for parliamentary constituency have been rounded to the nearest ten and figures for England have been rounded to the nearest hundred. 4. Age Source: Work-based Learning Individualised Learner Record (WBL ILR) is calculated based on age at start of programme.

The Government are committed to rebuilding apprenticeships. Since 1997 we have witnessed a renaissance in apprenticeships from a low point of 65,000 to a record 225,000 apprenticeship starts in 2007-08, of which 107,600 were by young people (aged under 19). Completion rates are also at a record high with 64 per cent. successfully completing an apprenticeship-up from 37 per cent. in 2004-05. The Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill now before Parliament will ensure that an apprenticeship place is available for all suitably qualified young people by 2013.

Apprentices: Financial Institutions

Mr. Hayes: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how many apprenticeships in financial institutions in the City of London there are. [290272]

Kevin Brennan: We do not hold data centrally that can be used to accurately estimate the total number of apprentices within financial institutions in the City of London.

The London Apprenticeships Taskforce is working to expand apprenticeships in all sectors in London, including financial services. Activity to develop apprenticeships in this sector is being supported by the National Skills Academy for Financial Services. Eskills (the sector skills council for business and information technology) is also developing an IT London Action Plan, which aims to expand apprenticeships in London, including in the financial services sector.

Bankruptcy

Mr. Willis: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how many individuals with debts of less than £15,000 filed for bankruptcy in each of the 12 months from April 2008. [289485]

Ian Lucas: The number of individuals with debts of less than £15,000 who filed for bankruptcy in each of the 12 months from April 2008 are as follows:

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	Number
April 2008	902
May 2008	768
June 2008	873
July 2008	1,033
August 2008	737
September 2008	867
October 2008	944
November 2008	888
December 20087	41
January 2009	845
February 2009	903
March 2009	977
Total	10,478

Andrew Stunell: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how many bankruptcies there were in (a) England, (b) Greater Manchester and (c) Stockport of individuals in each age group in each year since 1997. [291309]

Ian Lucas [holding answer 16 September 2009]: The available information on the number of bankruptcies in England, Greater Manchester and Stockport, by age group, can be seen in the following tables. Information prior to 2000 is not available on this basis.

Bankrupts by age, England
Age group( 1)
	Under 25	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65 and over	Unknown
2000	829	5,510	6,017	3,948	1,565	378	1,933
2001	1,001	5,956	5,691	4,182	1,801	396	2,227
2002	1,191	6,003	6,834	4,175	2,019	559	2,038
2003	1,655	6,915	7,882	4,888	2,491	679	2,117
2004	2,530	8,937	9,949	5,957	3,240	922	2,678
2005	3,338	11,369	13,058	8,103	4,500	1,418	3,584
2006	3,810	14,844	17,751	11,137	6,368	2,152	4,090
2007	2,938	14,797	18,371	12,023	6,727	2,400	4,240
2008	2,769	15,121	19,388	13,260	6,892	2,455	4,256

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