HC Deb 04 December 1984 vol 69 c94W
44. Mr. Caborn

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what is the participation rate of 16-year-olds and 17-year-olds staying on in full-time education.

Sir Keith Joseph

Forty-five per cent. of 16-year-olds and 32 per cent. of 17-year-olds in England were in full-time education in January 1984.