HC Deb 14 July 1981 vol 8 c355W
Dr. Edmund Marshall

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what percentage of young persons entitled to leave school at Easter 1980 did so then; and what was the corresponding figure for Easter 1981.

Dr. Boyson

It is estimated that 13 per cent. of pupils entitled to leave school in England at Easter 1980 did so. The corresponding percentage for 1981 is not yet available.

Mr. Thomas Cox

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many young people are due to leave schools in the Greater London Council area in the years 1982, 1983 and 1984.

Dr. Boyson

Projections are not available from the Department for Greater London.