HC Deb 21 March 1990 vol 169 c628W
Mr. Andrew. F. Bennett

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will make a statement about the number of 16-year-olds staying on in full-time education.

Mr. Jackson

In 1988–89, a total of 336,000 16-year-olds stayed on in full-time education in schools and further education colleges in England.