§ Mr. Craigenasked the Secretary of State for Employment what number of 16, 17 and 18 year old boys and girls, respectively, it is projected will be seeking to enter employment during each of the next five years.
§ Mr. John FraserI regret that most of this information is not available. The Department of Education and Science estimates that out of a total of 816,000 school-leavers—419,000 boys and 397,000 girls—in Great Britain in the 1975–76 academic year, 633,000–336,000 boys and 297,000 girls—will be seeking employment. These figures relate to schools only and take no account of those seeking to enter employment after leaving further education establishments. A similar forecast for 1976–77 is being prepared.