Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of apprenticeship starts that were eligible for free school meals started (a) intermediate, (b) advanced and (c) higher apprenticeships in (i) St Helens North constituency, (ii) the North West and (iii) England in the first quarter of the academic year (A) 2018-19, (B) 2017-18, (C) 2016-17, (D) 2015-16 and (E) 2014-15.

Information on the proportion of apprenticeship starters who were eligible for free school meals is not held in the format requested.

The department publishes data on apprenticeship starts with various breakdowns by level, local authority and parliamentary constituency in the apprenticeships geography and sector subject area tool in the apprenticeships data library. A link is attached:

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/fe-data-library-apprenticeships.