§ Mr. LlwydTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what percentage of(a) Welsh, (b) Scottish, (c) Northern Irish and (d) English graduates secured full-time employment within one year of graduation in (i) 1985, (ii) 1990, (iii) 1992, (iv) 1994 and (v) 1995; and if she will make a statement. [24614]
§ Mr. ForthThe available information based on graduates' employment position six months after graduation is as follows:
Percentage of graduates in employment six months after graduating, Great Britain Year of qualification Percentage 1985 63 1990 60 1992 52 1994 57 Separate figures for each country are not readily available.
§ Mr. LlwydTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many graduates left university and took up careers in industry in each of the last five years; and if she will make a statement. [24608]
§ Mr. ForthThe available information is given in the following table.
Graduates employed in industry six months after graduating, Great Britain Year of qualification Numbers As a percentage of all graduates with known destination 1990 16,200 15.1 1991 12,600 11.1 1992 11,800 9.6 1993 13,200 9.5 1994 16,800 10.7