§ Mr. Randallasked the Minister of Labour, the numbers and percentages of school leavers in the Gateshead and district employment area for the period from 1st July to 31st October, 1961, and a similar period for 1960, who entered employment in each of the following categories, namely, apprenticeships lead-
— Boys Girls Number Per cent. Number Per cent. (1) Apprenticeship to skilled occupations 362 47.7 32 4.8 (2) Employment leading to professional qualifications 28 3.6 14 2.1 (3) Clerical employment 77 10.1 312 46.9 (4) Employment with training not covered in (1), (2), (3) above 35 4.6 91 13.6 (5) Other employment 256 33.7 216 32.4 Totals 758 665 Corresponding statistics are not available for 1960.