§ Mr. PawseyTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science when he expects to publish the
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School Leavers in England Percentage of pupils of minimum School leaving age staying on in full time education—school or FE 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 11987–88 15 year olds on 31 August previous academic year2 Boys population (000's) 397.5 390.6 380.5 375.5 365.7 369.8 345.7 Girls population (000's) 375.9 367.4 360.0 356.0 345.7 350.7 325.8 Boys and Girls population (000's)
773.4 758.0 740.4 731.6 711.4 720.5 671.6 Percentage staying on in school Boys 33.6 31.5 30.9 30.8 30.7 31.0 32.9 Girls 34.8 32.7 31.5 31.3 30.8 31.3 33.6 Boys and Girls 34.2 32.1 31.2 31.1 30.8 31.1 33.2 Percentage staying on in HE or FE Boys 8.8 9.0 9.3 10.0 10.6 11.4 11.9 Government Actuary's report on the teachers superannuation scheme for the period 1981 to 1986; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Kenneth BakerAs required under the Teachers' Superannuation Regulations I have arranged to lay the Government Actuary's report before both Houses today.
The report specifies a normal contribution rate of 13.3 per cent. and a supplementary contribution of 0.75 per cent.—a total of 14.05 per cent. The current contribution rates are 13.7 per cent. and 1.75 per cent. In accordance with the requirements of the regulations, therefore, there will be a reduction in employers' contributions of 1.4 per cent. from 1 April 1989.
The Government's plans for spending by local authorities on education, which I announced in November, assumed a reduction of about 1 per cent. in the rate of employers' contributions.