§ Mr. Andrew F. BennettTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many pupils, and what percentage, remained in full-time education after 16 and 17 years of age in each local authority in 1978–79 and the latest date available and the total for England.
§ Mr. DunnThe latest available data are as follows. Information for 1978–79 is not available.
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Schools and further education establishments Full-time/sandwich Participation Full-time/sandwich Participation Numbers Aged 16 Per cent. Aged 16 Numbers Aged 17 Per cent. Aged 17 Leeds 4,204 41 2,699 26 Wakefield 1,809 36 1,163 23 Gateshead 893 32 574 20 Newcastle upon Tyne 1,245 37 902 26 North Tyneside 1,157 45 846 31 South Tyneside 741 33 593 24 Sunderland 1,530 33 997 21 Avon 5,360 45 3,660 30 Bedfordshire 3,467 48 2,349 32 Berkshire 5,150 54 3,449 35 Buckinghamshire 4,313 53 3,256 39 Cambridge 3,828 48 2,635 32 Cheshire 6,593 47 5,018 35 Cleveland 3,647 41 2,642 29 Cornwall 3,312 54 2,254 36 Cumbria 2,842 41 1,997 27 Derbyshire 5,888 44 4,143 30 Devon 5,846 47 4,301 33 Dorset 3,629 46 2,486 31 Durham 3,409 39 2,394 26 East Sussex 3,988 55 2,711 36 Essex 9,074 43 5,940 28 Gloucestershire 3,235 46 2,294 31 Hampshire 10,348 52 7,156 35 Hereford/Worcester 4,410 50 3,215 35 Hertfordshire 7,406 54 4,888 34 Humberside 4,677 35 3,430 24 Isle of Wight 849 52 532 34 Kent 10,493 50 7,019 32 Lancashire 8,000 40 6,243 31 Leicestershire 5,574 45 4,144 32 Lincolnshire 3,437 44 2,666 32 Norfolk 4,255 43 2,703 27 North Yorkshire 4,841 52 3,645 38 Northampton 3,519 44 2,353 28 Northumberland 1,720 41 1,230 29 Nottinghamshire 5,509 37 4,222 27 Oxfordshire 3,704 53 2,459 34 Salop 2,765 47 2,000 33 Somerset 2,632 46 1,864 32 Staffordshire 6,333 41 4,589 29 Suffolk 3,147 38 2,204 26 Surrey 6,915 63 4,881 42 Warwickshire 3,419 51 2,733 38 West Sussex 4,424 53 2,958 34 Wiltshire 3,688 51 2,449 33 Total 293,619 46 205,873 31