HC Deb 24 February 1982 vol 18 c422W
22. Mr. Strang

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many pupils aged 15 years and over are currently being educated in Scotland; and what was the comparable figure three years ago.

Mr. Alexander Fletcher

Provisionally, 161,000 pupils began the 1981–82 session who would be 15 or over on 31 December 1981. The comparable 1978–79 figure was 156,000.