§ Mr. Cartwrightasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether he will consider urging local education authorities to include in their curricula special teaching about the harmful effects of litter and vandalism on the environment.
PERCENTAGE OF PUPILS REMAINING AT SCHOOL* Pupils aged 17 Pupils aged 18 Boys Girls Boys and Girls Boys Girls Boys and Girls North … 15.8 15.6 15.7 6.3 5.1 5.7 Yorkshire and Humberside … 16.9 16.2 16.5 6.7 4.9 5.8 North-West … 14.4 14.7 14.5 5.4 4.4 4.9 East Midlands … 15.6 15.2 15.4 6.0 4.7 5.3 West Midlands … 15.8 16.1 16.0 5.8 4.8 5.3 East Anglia … 14.3 13.9 14.1 4.8 3.9 4.4 South-East … 21.7 22.1 21.9 7.9 6.5 7.2 South-West … 16.3 16.9 16.6 5.7 4.7 5.2 England … 17.7 17.9 17.8 6.6 5.3 6.0 * The numbers of pupils aged 17 and 18 expressed as a percentage of the corresponding school population aged 13 four and five years earlier respectively.