HC Deb 03 March 1966 vol 725 cc1478-80
39. Mr. McNamara

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will give the figures and percent ages for Hull for the years 1960 to 1965 of those children remaining at school over the age of 16 years, and those entering apprenticeships or occupations leading to professional qualifications; and what are the corresponding figures for the Yorkshire and Humberside Economic Region and for England and Wales.

Mr. Redhead

As the Answer is in the form of two statistical tables, I will, with permission, publish it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.

Mr. McNamara

I thank my hon. Friend for that Answer and I look forward to seeing the statistics in the OFFICIAL REPORT. May I point out that there is a general feeling of satisfaction in Yorkshire about the state of affairs there, and will he ask his right hon. Friend to keep the matter under constant review?

Mr. Redhead

I hope that my hon. Friend will take due care to study the statistical tables to which I have referred I have no doubt that, in the next Parliament, he will be able to put more

THE TABLE BELOW GIVES NUMBERS AND PERCENTAGES OF PUPILS AGED 16, IN SCHOOL IN JANUARY OF THE YEARS STATED:
1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965
England and Wales
Maintained schools*
numbers 97,263 111,625 104,640 143,007 159,221 153,048
as percentage of 13 year olds 17.2 17.9 18.6 20.7 21.1 22.2
3 years earlier
All schools
numbers 135,893 152,300 141,156 186,584 204,954 196,102
as percentage of 13 year olds 21.6 22.2 22.8 24.8 24.9 26.8
3 years earlier
Yorkshire and Humberside
Maintained schools*
numbers 8,839 10,741 9,539 12,990 14,822 14,067
as percentage of 13 year olds 14.9 16.0 16.2 17.8 18.5 19.7
3 years earlier
All schools
numbers n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.
as percentage of 13 year olds n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.
3 years earlier
Kingston-upon-Hull
Maintained schools*
numbers 623 796 729 956 1,034 1,048
as percentage of 13 year olds 14.7 17.2 16.6 16.0 15.9 19.0
3 years earlier
All schools
numbers 710 922 820 1,057 1,164 1,182
as percentage of 13 year olds n.a. 19.4 18.2 17.3 17.4 20.8
3 years earlier
* excluding special schools.
n.a.=not available without considerable extension of the time allowed.

The following table, supplied by my rt. hon. Friend the Minister of Labour, shows numbers aged under 18 whose first employment is an apprenticeship or an occupation leading to a professional qualification:

1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965
England and Wales
Apprenticeships … 110,312 120,673 126,904 103,434 116,144 119,748
Professional occupations … 6,697 7,324 7,090 7,601 9,031 7,935
All first employment … 486,020 522,827 585,891 520,693 541,417 498,543
Region*
Apprenticeships … 13,504 13,652 17,502 13,498 16,160 15,318
Professional occupations … 492 697 811 1,167 1,356 962
All first employment … 47,563 50,823 70,150 58,667 63,603 53,827
Hull and Hessle
Apprenticeships … n.a. n.a. 1,126† 1,076† 1,045 1,052
Professional occupations … n.a. n.a. 92 112
All first employment … n.a. n.a. 6,765 5,747 5,703 5,406
* The "Region" was, in 1960 and 1961 "East and West Ridings and the City of York"; in 1962–64 "Yorkshire (East and West Ridings and the City of York) and Lincolnshire"; and in 1965 "Yorkshire and Humberside".
† Reliable classification between the two categories is not available.
n.a.—Information not available.

specific questions to me as a result of the information available to him.

Following are the tables: