§ Mr. Craigenasked the Secretary of State for Wales how many and what percentages of pupils remained at school beyond the statutory leaving age in each region in Wales in the last period for which figures are available.
§ Mr. Michael RobertsThe information by county is as follows:
Pupils over 16 years of age at maintained secondary schools in September 1979 1979 staying-on rate Per cent. Clwyd 2,632 27 Dyfed 2,997 37 Gwent 3,088 26 Gwynedd 1,824 34 Mid Glamorgan 3,853 28 Powys 835 29 South Glamorgan 3,449 32 West Glamorgan 2,897 30 Wales 21,575 30 The staying-on rate is defined for this purpose as the number of 16-year-olds at school in September 1979 as a percentage of the number of 15-year-olds at school in September 1978.