§ Mr. McLeishTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) how many school leavers in Scotland in total and in percentage terms entered(a) further and (b) higher education in 1979, 1987 and 1988;
(2) how many school leavers in Scotland have entered full-time employment annually in total and percentage terms for each year from 1978.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythThe information for each year since 1978 is not readily available. The most recent information from the biennial Scottish young people's survey relating to the destination of school leavers was published by the Scottish Education Department in its statistical bulletin school leavers' destinations (No. 12/E1/1988) published in December 1988 which is available in the Library.