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Written Question
Apprentices: Degrees
Friday 18th October 2024

Asked by: Adam Thompson (Labour - Erewash)

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the contribution of degree apprenticeships to the delivery of skills needs (a) locally, (b) in the East Midlands and (c) nationally.

Answered by Janet Daby - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)

The latest figures for the 2023/24 academic year show there have been 44,060 apprenticeship starts at degree level, including 3,540 in the East Midlands.

Degree apprenticeships can provide school leavers and older learners alternative routes into degree level professions, which supports diversity and inclusion.

The department will work with Skills England to ensure that degree apprenticeships continue to offer good value for money and drive economic growth.


Written Question
Private Education: Closures
Monday 9th September 2024

Asked by: Adam Thompson (Labour - Erewash)

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many private schools closed in each (a) parliamentary constituency and (b) upper tier local authority in England between 11 May 2010 and 5 July 2024.

Answered by Stephen Morgan - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)

1102 private schools closed between 11 May 2010 and 5 July 2024.

The data in the attached table breaks this down into a) Parliamentary constituency and b) Upper tier local authority in England.