Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many apprenticeships were created, by region, in the (a) 2017-18, (b) 2018-19 and (c) 2019–20 academic years.

The information requested for full year regional breakdown of apprenticeship starts for the academic years 2017/18, 2018/19 and 2019/20 is published in the ‘Apprenticeships and traineeship’ statistical publication. This is as presented in the following link, which includes a breakdown by apprenticeship level and geographical region: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/apprenticeships-and-traineeships/2019-20#content-5-heading.

The following link generates the specific geographical breakdown as requested:https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/fast-track/2db61536-defe-4f82-a7e1-c14980382938.

The latest data on national apprenticeship planned incentive starts, broken down by month, is available here: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/apprenticeships-and-traineeships/2020-21#content-12-heading. Geographical breakdowns of incentive payments are not yet available.