§ Mr. Ray Powellasked the Secretary of State for Employment what proportion of school leavers in Wales have entered apprenticeships in each year since 1970; and what were the proportions in the other regions of the United Kindom.
§ Mr. Peter MorrisonInformation for all years since 1970 is not available. The table below gives the percentage of school leavers entering employment receiving apprenticeship or similar training in each region of Great Britain for 1970, 1974 and 1979. Information for Northern Ireland is not available.
Percentage of young people entering employment receiving apprenticeship or similar training Region* 1970† I974‡ 1979‡ Wales 21.8 23.6 21.9 South-East 20.2 20.7 21.4 East Anglia 25.1 27.8 22.3 South-West 22.9 24.2 21.4 West Midlands 26.4 25.0 21.9 East Midlands 26.4 7.8 21.8 Yorkshire and Humberside 30.0 30.6 26.0 North-West 28.6 29.0 26.6 North 27.4 28.4 27.7 Scotland 27.3 31.5 NA Great Britain 25.6 26.1 NA * Some regional boundaries were changed in 1974.
† Relates to 15, 16 and 17 year-olds,
‡ Relates to 16 and 17 year-olds.