§ Mr. Strangasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the total number of school leavers in (a) the Lothian region and (b) Scotland in each of the last 10 years.
§ Mr. Alexander FletcherThe available information since session 1974–75, when Lothian region came into being, is as follows:
Numbers of school-leavers Lothian Region Scotland 1974–75 12,237 88,345 1975–76 12,786 91,099 1976–77 12,698 91,564 1977–78 12,907 93,221 1978–79 12,903 91,737 1979–80 13,020 91,722 1980–81 12,300 87,475