Bob Russell
Opposition Whip (Commons), Shadow Minister (Defence)
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many social workers were trained in the UK in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available.
Parmjit Dhanda
Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for Education and Skills
The numbers of people completing the diploma in social work in England in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available are:
| Number | |
| 1995-96 | 3,861 |
| 1996-97 | 3,671 |
| 1997-98 | 3,630 |
| 1989-99 | 3,189 |
| 1999-2000 | 3,251 |
| 2000-01 | 3,233 |
| 2001-02 | 3,427 |
| 2002-03 | 3,426 |
| 2003-04 | 3,547 |
| 2004-05 | 4,050 |
| 2005-06 | 3,448 |
| Note: 1. The reporting period is the financial year, students completing the social work degree in summer 2006 are not included. 2. England only. Source: | |
In 2005-06 there were also an additional 58 early finishers of the new social work degree.
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