§ Mr. Nicholas BennettTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will give for the latest available year the post-16 staying on rate for each Welsh local education authority.
§ Mr. Wyn RobertsThe percentage of 16 and 17-year-olds staying on in full-time education at schools, tertiary and colleges of further education for the academic year 1987–88 is shown in the following table:
116-year-olds 217-year-olds Clwyd 47 31 Dyfed 54 40 Gwent 47 31 Gwynedd 52 37 Mid Glamorgan 47 31 Powys 55 36 South Glamorgan 51 33 West Glamorgan 52 34 Wales 50 33 1 As a percentage of 15-year-old pupils in schools in the academic year 1986–87. 2 As a percentage of 15-year-old pupils in schools in the academic year 1985–86.