§ Mr. Hargreavesasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many school leavers there were in (a) Hyndburn and (b) north-east Lancashire in 1984; how many (i) secured full-time employment, (ii) secured part-time employment, (iii) entered further or higher educational establishments, (iv) entered the youth training scheme, (v) returned to school and (vi) did not register for any other reason.
§ Mr. Peter MorrisonThe information which is available from the Lancashire careers service about pupils reaching minimum school leaving age in 1984 in Hyndburn and north-east Lancashire at 8 November 1984 is as follows:
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Hyndburn North-east Lancashire‡ Number eligible to leave school 1,190 4,941 Number of known leavers 819 3,262 Entering employment* 291 1,041 Continuing education† 371 1,679 Entering YTS 354 1,585 Did not register 78 330 Unemployed 96 306 * Careers Service records do not differentiate between those entering full and part-time employment. † Careers Service records do not differentiate between those remaining at school and entering further and higher education. ‡ Consisting of Hyndburn, Burnley, Pendle, Rossendale.