§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many 16 to 19-year-olds in (a) Wolverhatnpton and (b) the West Midlands are (i) still at school, (ii) undergoing training and (iii) attending an institution of further education; and what percentage of the total this represents in each case.
Woverhampton West Midlands Number Percentage Number Percentage School 1,764 15.5 17,094 14.5 Non-advanced further education full-time 1,158 10.2 11,829 10.1 part-time 1,943 17.0 18,359 15.6 My Department does not collect information on training conducted outside the maintained further education sector.