HC Deb 29 April 2002 vol 384 c575W
Mr. Francois

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what proportion of children left school in 2001 without any qualifications. [52274]

Mr. Ivan Lewis

[holding answer 26 April 2002]: In 2001 the proportion of pupils reaching the end of compulsory schooling without any qualifications fell for the sixth year in a row to 5.5 per cent.