§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science (1) what proportion of secondary school pupils: in England and in the English 208W regions continued full-time education in institutions of higher education in 1974;
(2) what proportion of all secondary school pupils, in England and in the English regions, entered part-time education institutions of higher or further education in 1974.
§ Mr. MulleyThe percentages of school leavers during 1973–74 that entered full-time courses of higher or further education were as follows:
North 15.3 Yorkshire and Humberside 16.6 North-West 19.7 East Midlands 17.8 West Midlands 18.5 East Anglia 20.0 South-East 21.7 South-West 24.6 England 20.0 These figures exclude leavers from special schools and independent schools not recognised as efficient. Corresponding figures are not available for school leavers entering part-time courses.