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	registered interest
	date	06/12/2022
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Manufacturing Industries: Apprentices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing funding for female apprentices in the manufacturing sector.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	104144
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2022 answer text <p>Apprenticeships are a great way for individuals to receive high-quality training and begin or progress in a successful career in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM).</p><p>The department would like to see more females accessing traditionally male-dominated fields and those offering higher wage returns. The proportion of females starting apprenticeships in engineering and manufacturing technologies has risen from 7.3% in the 2017/18 academic year to 9.5% in 2021/22.</p><p>The department is increasing investment in apprenticeships to £2.7 billion by 2024/25 to support employers of all sizes across England in offering more apprenticeships in all sectors, including STEM. Employers in engineering and manufacturing can access apprenticeship funding to support new starters and meet their skills needs. The department has no current plans to provide separate funding for females undertaking manufacturing roles</p><p>Our Apprenticeships Diversity Champions Network is championing gender representation amongst employers in industries where improvement is needed, including in engineering and manufacturing. The network published a report during National Apprenticeship Week 2022 sharing best practice and hints and tips for employers to improve diversity in apprenticeships. In addition, our Apprenticeship Support and Knowledge Programme is continuing to provide free resources to promote STEM apprenticeships to females in schools.</p><p>The department is also working with the Apprenticeships in Manufacturing group, which includes industry partners such as Make UK and Enginuity, to grow the number of high-quality apprenticeships in the manufacturing sector.</p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon question first answered 19/12/2022 12:33:04 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1257197

	registered interest
	date	01/12/2020
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Manufacturing Industries: Apprentices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many new apprenticeships were made available in the manufacturing industry in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Wirral South
	tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
	uin	123589
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2020 answer text <p>The most recent statistics on apprenticeship starts by industry sector cover the academic years 2012/13 to 2018/19 and are published on GOV.UK: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/apprenticeships-in-england-by-industry-characteristics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/apprenticeships-in-england-by-industry-characteristics</a></p><p>The following table shows the number of apprenticeship starts in the manufacturing industry in England between academic years 2012/13 and 2018/19.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="7"><p><strong>Academic year</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014/15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015/16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016/17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017/18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018/19</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total matched apprenticeship starts</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>450,710</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>388,590</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>445,910</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>457,020</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>449,830</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>346,840</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>366,170</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>C - Manufacturing</p></td><td><p>29,780</p></td><td><p>27,230</p></td><td><p>32,180</p></td><td><p>36,820</p></td><td><p>36,170</p></td><td><p>26,160</p></td><td><p>26,850</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br>Data previous to 2012/13 is unavailable and data for 2019/20 will be published in February 2021.</p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan question first answered 07/12/2020 11:59:21 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
	tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern

1138440

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Manufacturing Industries: Apprentices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many apprenticeships were created in the manufacturing sector in 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Bootle
	tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
	uin	276215
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2019 answer text <p>The most recent statistics on apprenticeships starts by industry sector cover the academic years 2012/13 to 2016/17 and are published on GOV.UK:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/apprenticeships-in-england-by-industry-characteristics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/apprenticeships-in-england-by-industry-characteristics</a>.</p><p>In 2016/17 there were:</p><ul><li>36,170 starts in the manufacturing sector;</li><li>1,620 starts in the energy sector; and</li><li>31,610 starts in the construction sector.</li></ul><p>Statistics for 2017/18 are due to be published in October 2019.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton grouped question UIN 276216 276218 question first answered 16/07/2019 11:38:48 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd