§ Mr. Pentlandasked the Minister of Labour what were the numbers of school leavers between December, 1961, and the latest available date who entered em- 3W ployment in the North-East region of England in each of the following categories, namely, apprenticeship to skilled occupation, employment leading to professional qualifications, clerical employment, employment with training not
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Region (1)Apprentices or Learners (2)Employment leading to Professional Qualifications (3)Clerical Employment (4)Employment with training not covered (1) to (3) (5)Other Employment Total No. No. Percent. No. Percent. No. Percent. No. Percent. No. Percent. Northern Boys 3,633 40 77 1 423 4 1,138 12 3,881 43 9,152 Girls 402 4 97 1 2,224 22 1,588 16 5,756 57 10,067 London and South Eastern Boys 6,691 26 208 1 2,626 10 6,841 26 9,712 37 26,078 Girls 3,095 12 92 0.1 10,764 42 2,743 11 9,000 35 25,694 Eastern and Southern Boys 5,885 33 116 1 960 5 3,465 20 7,124 41 17,550 Girls 1,360 7 73 0.1 5,131 29 2,108 12 9,356 52 18,028 South Western Boys 3,154 36 62 1 338 4 862 10 4,242 49 8,658 Girls 769 8 66 1 2,189 24 1,022 11 5,064 56 9,110 Midland Boys 4,221 27 111 1 635 4 2,701 18 7,712 50 15,380 Girls 831 5 66 0.1 4,678 30 1,983 13 8,140 52 15,698 North Midland Boys 4,619 38 46 0.1 435 4 2,482 20 4,679 38 12,261 Girls 650 5 39 0.1 2,935 24 1,840 15 6,965 56 12,429 East and West Ridings Boys 6,517 44 64 0.1 810 6 2,079 14 5,321 36 14,791 Girls 983 7 58 0.1 3,552 25 1,721 12 7,842 55 14,156 North Western Boys 8,763 45 132 1 1,076 6 2,033 10 7,493 38 19,497 Girls 1,243 6 78 0.1 5,926 30 3,030 15 9,612 49 19,889 Scotland Boys 5,966 40 75 1 902 6 568 4 7,411 49 14,922 Girls 801 5 65 0.1 4,580 30 1,699 11 8,158 54 15,303 Wales Boys 1,185 19 32 1 242 4 650 11 3,987 65 6,096 Girls 255 4 36 1 1,204 19 214 3 4,694 73 6,403 Great Britian Boys 50,634 35 923 1 8,447 6 22,819 16 61,562 42 144,385 Girls 10,389 7 670 1 43,183 29 17,948 12 74,587 51 146,777 covered by the preceding categories, and other employment; and how this compares with other regions of the country.