§ Mr. Andersonasked the Secretary of State for Local Government and Regional Planning how many joint meetings of the Welsh Council and the South-West Economic Council or of committees thereof have been held; what subjects have been discussed; and what such meetings are planned.
§ Mr. CroslandNo formal meetings have been held. The chairmen of the two councils meet from time to time to discuss matters of common concern. It is possible thatad hoc meetings may be arranged later as may seem necessary.
1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 (1)Pupils leaving Secondary Schools 74,146 76,568 90,086 84,004 83,160 (2)Leavers with 5 or more O grade passes without any H grade passes — — 1,974 2,543 2,984 (3)Leavers with 2 or more H grade passes with or without any number of O grade passes from 1962 6,771 7,276 8,045 8,963 10,258 (4) (2) as percentage of (1) — — 2.2 3.0 3.6 (5) (3) as percentage of (1) 9.1 9.5 8.9 10.7 12.3 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 (1) Pupils leaving Secondary Schools 81,322 78,653 75,013 76,463 77,338 (2)Leavers with 5 or more O grade passes without any H grade passes 3,323 3,336 3,079 2,979 3,454 (3)Leavers with 2 or more H grade passes with or without any number of O grade passes from 1962 12,316 12,073 12,644 13,721 14,922 (4) (2) as percentage of (1) 4.1 4.2 4.1 3.9 4.5 (5) (3) as percentage of (1) 15.1 15.3 16.9 17.9 19.3