HC Deb 28 July 1988 vol 138 cc458-60W
Mr. McLeish

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give the total number of pupils in Scotland leaving S4 with no certificate in each of the years 1979 to 1987 inclusive.

Mr. Michael Forsyth

The total number of pupils in Scotland leaving S4 with no Scottish Examination Board certificate is as follows: data for 1986–87 are not yet available.

Number
1978–79 24,450
1979–80 23,720
1980–81 20,900
1981–82 18,990
1982–83 16,380
1983–84 16.040
1984–85 14,140
1985–86 11,320

Mr. McLeish

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give the total number of pupils in Scotland leaving S4, S5 and S6 in each of the years 1979 to 1987 inclusive.

Mr. Michael Forsyth

The total number of pupils in Scotland leaving S4, S5 and S6 is as follows:

S4 S5 S6 Total
1978–79 51,200 25,970 14,560 91,740
1979–80 49,720 26,530 15,480 91,720
1980–81 44,100 27,000 16,380 87,480
1981–82 40,090 29,370 19,140 88,610
1982–83 36,590 33,470 20,930 90,990
1983–84 35,340 32,670 21,730 89,740
1984–85 32,260 32,680 20,890 85,820
1985–86 31,000 31,410 20,660 83,080
1986–87 28,530 31,230 20,580 80,340

Mr. McLeish

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give an estimate of the number of pupils leaving S4, S5 and S6 in secondary schools in Scotland in the years 1988–89, 1989–90 and 1990–91.

Mr. Michael Forsyth

The estimates requested are as follows:

Applications referred to the Forestry Commissioners in the four years to 31 March 1987
Area of Original Application
Name County/Region Gross Area (Hectares) Area Proposed for Planting (Hectares) Approved by Commissioners Refused by Commissioners Area Approved for Planting (Hectares) Objectors
Marmers Wood Cambridgeshire 1.5 1.5 Refused Cambridgeshire County Council
Black How Cumbria 231.9 190.9 Approved 190.9 Cumbria County Council
Thornholme Farm Cumbria 243 239 Refused Countryside Commission
Lake District Special Planning Board
Alwinton Farm Northumberland 31.5 26 Approved 26 Countryside Commission
Callaly Northumberland 450 299 Approved 299 Northumberland County Council
Wandysteads Farm Northumberland 150.6 133 Approved 133 Northumberland County Council
Stone Gill Foot Yorkshire 263 215 Refused Yorkshire Dales National Park Committee
Countryside Commission
Cymerau Farm Dyfed 177 158 Refused Nature Conservancy Council
Dyfed County Council
Ceredigion District Council
Coed-y-Cerrig Gwent 4.3 4.3 Refused Nature Conservancy Council
Dolwgan Isaf Gwynedd 132 132 Refused Countryside Commission
Snowdonia National Park Authority
Hendrewallog Gwynedd 92 88 Approved 88 Welsh Water Authority
Cefn Gywngul Mid Glamorgan 42 42 Refused Rhondda Borough Council
Fforch Orchy Mid Glamorgan 168 155 Refused Rhondda Borough Council
Blaen Nedd Isaf Powys 29.3 28 Approved 20 Brecon Beacons National Park Authority
Lluest Dolgwiail Powys 392 345 Refused Powys County Council
Welsh Water Authority
Nant-Y-Brain Powys 397 390 Refused Brecknock Borough Council
Powys County Council
Nature Conservancy Council
Countryside Commission
Nether Phawhope Borders 210 163 Refused Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland
Priesthill Borders 185 170 Approved 170 Borders Regional Council
Shielsknowe Farm Borders 204 204 Refused Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland
Acharn Farm Central 1,320 705 Approved 581.5 Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland
Auchineden Central 157.8 157.5 Approved 140 Strathclyde Regional Council Water Department

Projected number of secondary school leavers
Thousands
S41 S5 S6 Total
1988–89 26.9 26.7 19.4 73.0
1989–90 25.4 24.7 18.3 68.4
1990–91 24.7 23.4 17.1 65.2
1 includes a small number from S3

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