Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many apprenticeships there were in London on 31 May (a) 2010 and (b) 2014.

Information on Apprenticeship starts and participation by Region are published in Supplementary Tables to a Statistical First Release:

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/324021/apprenticeships-starts-by-geography-learner-demographics-and-sector-subject-area.xls

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/296370/Nov2013_Apprenticeships_Region_Participation.xls

Apprenticeship data are presented by academic year. Final data for the full 2013/14 academic year will be published in November 2014.