§ 30. Mr. Allen McKayasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what proportion of pupils aged 16 years and over have remained in full-time education in Yorkshire and Humberside; and how this compares with the national average.
§ Mr. DunnThe percentages of 16 and 17-year-olds in full-time education at maintained schools and further education establishments in the academic year 1985–86 in Yorkshire and Humberside and in England were as follows:
Academic year 1985–86 16-year-olds in full-time education (percentage of age group)1> 17-year-olds in full-lime education (percentage of age group)1 Yorkshire and Humberside 42 27 England 46 30 1The number of 16 and 17-year-olds expressed as a percentage of the total number of 15-year-olds in maintained secondary schools one or two years earlier respectively.
§ 44. Mr. Strawasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what proportion of pupils aged 16 years and over have remained in full-time education in the north-west; and how this compares with the national average.
§ Mr. DunnThe percentages of 16 and 17-year-olds in full-time education at maintained schools and further education establishments in the academic year 1985–86 in the north-west and in England were as follows:
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Academic year 1985–86 16-year-olds in full-time education (percentage of age group)1 17-year-olds in full-time education (percentage of age group)1 North-west 43 30 England 46 30 1The number of 16 and 17-year-olds expressed as a percentage of the total number of 15-year-olds in maintained secondary schools one or two years earlier respectively.