§ Mr. Andrew F. BennettTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security when Mr. Edward Nutall, reference M2/912642, applied for a war pension; and what are the reasons for the delay in dealing with his claim.
Proportion of 17 and 18-year-olds in education training1 19862 Percentage of age group 17 18 FT PT All FT PT All3 United Kingdom4 (1986) 34 27 61 19 24 42 (1988) 35 40 75 20 22 42 England4 (1988) 36 40 76 37 38 76 Australia 50 17 67 25 23 47 Belgium 77 5 82 64 5 69 Canada5 77 — 77 53 — 53 Denmark 68 6 75 57 10 67 France 68 10 78 52 4 56 Germany, West2 6 43 49 92 33 47 80 Italy2 47 23 70 41 15 56 Japan7 8 89 3 91 50 2 51 Netherlands6 77 10 88 61 11 72 Spain9 52 — 52 44 — 44 Sweden10 85 1 86 52 4 55 United States of America7 87 1 88 55 3 59 Notes:
1 Includes apprenticeships, YTS and similar schemes.
2 1987 for Germany; 1982 for Italy.
3 Includes higher education for some 18-year-olds.
4 Includes estimates for public sector evening study and for private sector further and higher education, including training courses with employers.
5 Excludes certain part-time students, 10 per cent. at 16–18.
66 Includes compulsory part-time education for 16 and 17-year-olds in Germany and Netherlands.
7 Includes private sector higher education.
8 1988. Estimated for special training and miscellaneous schools, providing vocational training.
9 Includes estimates for 18-year-olds in universities.
10 1985. Includes estimates for part-time.
Sources: DES Statistical Bulletins.
1/90 International Statistical Comparisons of the Education and Training of 16 to 18 Year Olds.
9/90 Education and Economic Activity of Young People Aged 16 to 18 Years in England from 1975 to 1989.