§ Mr. David Marshallasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what information he has as to the sex and socioeconomic background of the school-leaving population with one or more highers; and how this compares with 10 years ago.
§ Mr. John MacKayThe available information is set out in the table.
School leavers with one or more highers; by sex and by social class Percentages 1975–76 1983–84 (a) Sex Boys 50 46 Girls 50 54 Total 100 100 (b) Social Class (of father) I (Professional) 14 13 400W
Appendix D Time spent in custody by persons released from life sentences1 Years detained in custody Year of release 6 to7 7 to8 8 to 9 9 to 10 10 to 11 11 to 12 12 to 13 13 to 14 Over 14 Total 1968 — — — 3 1 — — — — 4 1969 1 — 1 — — — — — — 2 1970 — — — 1 1 1 — — — 3 1971 — — 1 2 — — — — — 3 1972 — — 1 — 2 — — — — 3 1973 — 1 1 1 2 — — — 1 6 1974 — — 2 5 1 1 1 — — 10 1975 — 1 4 6 3 1 — — — 15 1976 — 1 6 5 5 1 — — — 18 1977 — — 2 4 5 1 1 1 1 15 1978 — — 5 4 1 2 — — 1 13 1979 1 1 2 5 6 2 2 1 1 21 1980 — — 3 4 6 4 5 3 — 25 1981 — 1 7 20 4 4 4 1 — 41 1982 1 — — 9 10 1 3 2 3 29
1975–76 1983–84 II (Intermediate) 29 33 IIIN (Skilled non-manual) 12 10 IIIM (Skilled manual) 28 25 IV (Partly skilled) 9 9 V (Unskilled) 1 2 Other and not known 6 9 Total1 100 100 1 Percentages may not sum to 100 due to rounding. Sources:
(a) Qualified school leaver returns.
(b) Scottish young people's survey.
§ Mr. David Marshallasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will express by sex the percentage of the post-16 years of age school population in each socioeconomic group; and what were the equivalent figures for 10 years ago.
§ Mr. John MacKayThe information requested is not available.
§ Mr. David Marshallasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how much has been spent on education in each of the past 10 years in cash and constant price terms.
§ Mr. John MacKayInformation is not available in the form requested.