§ Mr. Tom ClarkeTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many individuals between the ages of 16 and 18 years who(a) are disabled or, (b) have learning difficulties are currently in (i) full-time education, (ii) Government-funded training courses, (iii) employment and (iv) none of (i) to (iii). [15209]
§ Mr. PaiceThe information available is in the following table:
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Principal activity of young people age 16–181 and whether they have a work limiting disability UK, thousand All With a work limiting disability2 All age 16–181 1,997 130 In full time education 1,173 72
Principal activity of young people age 16–181 and whether they have a work limiting disability UK, thousand All With a work limiting disability2 In employment or Government supported training3 605 32 None of the above 219 27 Source:
Labour Force Survey, winter 1994–95.
1Age at previous 31 August.
2People with a health problem or disability that affects the kind of paid work they can do.
3The Labour Force Survey is known to under count the number of people in Government supported training and so in this table estimates are not shown separately from those in employment.