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	2008-09
Age	Quarter 1 (provisional)	Quarter 2 (provisional)	Quarter 3 (provisional)	Quarter 4 (provisional)
Under 16	100	-	-	200
16-18	52,500	16,400	14,200	13,500
19-24	31,600	18,400	19,300	13,000
25+	18,300	14,800	14,400	7,200
Total	102,600	49,700	47,900	33,900

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Table 2: Apprenticeship achievements by quarter, 2004-05 to 2008-09 (provisional)
	2004-05
Age	Quarter 1 (final)	Quarter (final)	Quarter 3 (final)	Quarter 4 (final)
Under 16	100	100	100	100
16-18	8,600	8,000	8,300	15,000
19-24	5,600	5,500	6,500	9,500
25+	-	-	-	-
Total	14,300	13,600	14,800	24,600

	2005-06
Age	Quarter 1 (final)	Quarter (final)	Quarter 3 (final)	Quarter 4 (final)
Under 16	100	100	100	100
16-18	14,200	11,300	11,900	21,200
19-24	9,500	8,300	8,900	12,900
25+	-	-	-	-
Total	23,800	19,700	20,900	34,300

	2006-07
Age	Quarter 1 (final)	Quarter 2 (final)	Quarter 3 (final)	Quarter 4 (final)
Under 16	100	100	100	200
16-18	15,800	12,000	11,500	25,800
19-24	11,100	9,400	9,800	15,700
25+	-	-	100	100
Total	27,100	21,500	21,500	41,700

	2007-08
Age	Quarter 1 (final)	Quarter 2 (final)	Quarter 3 (final)	Quarter 4 (final)
Under 16	100	-	100	100
16-18	14,300	11,200	12,300	25,200
19-24	10,800	9,300	10,800	17,200
25+	-	100	200	800
Total	25,200	20,600	23,500	43,400

	2008-09
Age	Quarter 1 (provisional)	Quarter 2 (provisional)	Quarter 3 (provisional)	Quarter 4 (provisional)
Under 16	100	-	100	100
16-18	15,400	11,000	12,300	19,000
19-24	12,800	11,200	12,900	16,000
25+	1,200	2,500	4,400	7,800
Total	29,500	24,700	29,700	42,900
- Indicates a base value of less than 50. N otes: 1. Volumes are rounded to the nearest 100. 2. Apprenticeship starts and achievements for 2008-09 are provisional and will be subject to an upward revision when final data are available for the December 2009 SFR. Based on previous year's revisions, starts may rise by approximately 2-3 per cent. and achievements by approximately 10 per cent. 3. Age is calculated based on age at start of the programme. 4. Figures are a count of the number of starts/framework achievements in each quarter. Learners starting/achieving more than one framework will appear more than once. 5 In order to be counted as a successful achievement, all elements of the framework must have been achieved. 6 Quarter 1 - 1 August to 31 October; Quarter 2 - 1 November to 31 January; Quarter 3 -1 February to 30 April; Quarter 4 -1 May to 31 July. So urce: Work Based Learner and Employer Responsive Individualised Learner Record

Mr. Evennett: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how many apprenticeship (a) starts and (b) completions there have been in each industry sector in each year since 2005. [314563]

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Kevin Brennan: Tables 1 and 2 show Apprenticeship starts and achievements by sector subject area from 2005/06 to 2008/09. Information is not available by 'industrial sector'.

Table 1: Apprenticeship s tarts, 2005/06 to 2008/09
Sector subject area	2005/06	2006/07	2007/08	2008/09
Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Care	4,100	3,900	4,500	5,200
Arts, Media and Publishing	300	200	100	200
Business, Administration and Law	37,200	36,400	50,700	64,100
Construction, Planning and the Built Environment	21,700	27,500	27,800	29,200
Education and Training	100	100	300	1,200
Engineering and Manufacturing Technologies	30,900	34,700	43,100	37,000
Health, Public Services and Care	22,500	23,600	31,100	34,800
Information and Communication Technology	7,500	6,400	8,000	8,800
Languages, Literature and Culture	*	*	*	*
Leisure, Travel and Tourism	5,900	5,600	6,300	11,300
Preparation for Life and Work	*	*	*	*
Retail and Commercial Enterprise	40,000	43,000	49,300	48,000
Science and Mathematics	*	*	*	*
Unknown	5,000	2,900	3,500	100
Total	175,000	184,400	224,800	239,900
Notes: 1. Figures are rounded to the nearest 100. 2. The symbol '*' indicates a value of less than 50. Source: Individualised Learner Record

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