§ Mr. Formanasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what are the latest estimates of the number of 16 and 17-year-olds in Great Britain currently (a) in full-time education, (b) on youth training schemes and (c) unemployed; and how these figures compare with the previous year.
§ Sir Keith JosephProvisional estimates for Great Britain in January 1984 are given in the following table for those aged 16 and 17 years (as at 31 August) together with the equivalent data for January 1983.
Education/Labour Market Status of Young People January 1983 and 1984—Great Britain Thousands Aged 16* Aged 17 13 Jan 1983 12 Jan 1984 13 Jan 1983 12 Jan 1984 prov. est prov. est Total population 910 900 930 910 Full-time education 440 400 290 280 - Schools 290 280 180 170 - Further education† 150 120 110 110 YTS/YOP 170 220 70 50 Claimant Unemployed 130 110 160 160 Other‡ (mainly employed outside YTS) 170 170 410 420 * Ages as at 31 August of preceding year. † Excluding YTS/YOP. ‡ Mainly those in employment outside YTS but also includes some who are seeking work but not claiming benefit, some who are neither employed nor seeking work (eg. because of domestic responsibilities) and net errors in the other estimates. ║ Estimates are rounded to the nearest 10,000.