§ Mr. McLeishTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give the total number of pupils leaving year (S4) in secondary schools in Scotland in each of the years 1979 to 1987, inclusive, and for each of the following destinations: employment, employment with training, non-advanced further education, Government training schemes, remaining at school (S5) and unemployment.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythI refer the hon. Member to my reply to him of Thursday 28 July for information on numbers of pupils leaving S4. The information requested on destinations is not readily available.