Further Education (Hansard, 15 April 1981)

§ Mr. D. E. Thomas
asked the Secretary of State for Wales what his Department's projection is of the further education participation rate up to 1988 to cater for the mid-1960s birth rate bulge mentioned in paragraph 31 of Her Majesty's Inspectorate's expenditure policies report.

§ Mr. Michael Roberts
The available information is shown in the following table. The figures form part of the assumptions which underlie the Government's expenditure plans in Cmnd. 8175.

Non-advanced further education participation rates for 16 to 19-year-olds^*

1978–79 (Actual)^† 22

1979–80 (Actual)^† 22

1980–81 22

1981–82 22

1982–83 22

1983–84 22

^* Number of young people aged 16, 17 and 18 who participate in full-time, sandwich or part-time day non-advanced further education expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group.

^† Provisional.

§ Mr. D. E. Thomas
asked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish in the Offical Report the further education participation in each local education authority area in Wales since 1974.

§ Mr. Michael Roberts
The available information is as follows:172W

Non—advanced further education participation rates for 16 to 19-year-olds^*

1976–77 1977–78 1978–79^† 1979–80^†

Clwyd 21 23 22 22

Dyfed 22 21 22 21

Gwent 23 22 24 23

Gwynedd 20 21 22 22

Mid Glamorgan 20 19 20 20

Powys 30 28 28 29

South Glamorgan 17 19 18 17

West Glamorgan 23 22 23 23

^* Number of young people aged 16, 17 and 18 in each local education authority area who participated in full-time, sandwich or part-time day non advanced further education expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group in each area.

^† Provisional.

Non-advanced further education participation rates for 16 to 19-year-olds^*
1978–79 (Actual)^†	22
1979–80 (Actual)^†	22
1980–81	22
1981–82	22
1982–83	22
1983–84	22
^* Number of young people aged 16, 17 and 18 who participate in full-time, sandwich or part-time day non-advanced further education expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group.
^† Provisional.

Non—advanced further education participation rates for 16 to 19-year-olds^*
	1976–77	1977–78	1978–79^†	1979–80^†
Clwyd	21	23	22	22
Dyfed	22	21	22	21
Gwent	23	22	24	23
Gwynedd	20	21	22	22
Mid Glamorgan	20	19	20	20
Powys	30	28	28	29
South Glamorgan	17	19	18	17
West Glamorgan	23	22	23	23
^* Number of young people aged 16, 17 and 18 in each local education authority area who participated in full-time, sandwich or part-time day non advanced further education expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group in each area.
^† Provisional.