HC Deb 08 July 1993 vol 228 cc260-1W
Mr. Dobson

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list the percentage of the first sweep of each cohort of the youth cohort study who were in (i) full-time education, (ii) a full-time job, (iii) on youth training or other scheme, (iv) unemployed or (v) other.

Miss Widdecombe

The information requested is given in the table:

Youth cohort study, sweep 1, cohort 1 to cohort 6 Activities of 16 and 17 year-olds, England and Wales
(Per cent.)
Proportion of cohort in Cohort
1 2 3 4 5 6
Full-time education 37 39 42 50 58 66
Full-time job 29 22 23 24 18 13
Youth training scheme 17 28 26 22 14 11
Unemployed 15 10 8 3 7 7
Other 2 1 1 2 2 2

Notes:

1. Cohorts 1 and 2 covered pupils in state schools only; independent schools were included from cohort 3 onwards.

2. Definition of unemployment does not follow ILO definitions as used in the Labour Force Survey. The unemployed exclude young people in full-time education.

Source: Youth Cohort Study.

Mr. Dobson

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list the percentage of those who hold (i) GCSE/GCE O-level A-C, (ii) other GCSE/GCE and (iii) no qualifications in each sweep of each cohort of the youth cohort study who were in(a) full-time education, (b) a full-time job, (c) on youth training or other scheme, (d) unemployed or (e) other.

Miss Widdecombe

As the information is contained in a considerable number of tables, I will write to the hon. Member.