Question

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many and what proportion of (1) 16 year-olds, (2) 17 year-olds, and (3) 18 year-olds started an apprenticeship in England in 2012–13 and 2013–14 in hairdressing and barbering.

Table one shows the number apprenticeship starts for ages 16, 17 and 18 in 2012/13 and 2013/14 in the hairdressing and barbering frameworks. Information on the proportion of each age group that start an apprenticeship is not available from the official data.

Table 1 Apprenticeship Starts by Age and Framework, 2012/13 to 2013/14

Notes

1) The source is the Individualised Learner Record.

2) Volumes are rounded to the nearest 10.

3) Age is calculated based on age at start of the programme.