§ Mr. SteinbergTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will give the results of the January 1991 school meals census for the Durham area and the 1990 statistics.
§ Mr. FallonThe table shows school meals information for maintained schools within Durham local education authority, as at the census dates in January 1990 and 1991 —provisional.
part-time and full-time education or training in the United Kingdom and comparable figures for other countries in the European Community; if he will make a statement outlining his plans for increasing the levels of participation in all areas of post-16 years education and training; and what representations he has received from the British Youth Council on this subject.
§ Mr. Alan HowarthThe available information is given in the table.
Participation Rates in Education and Training1 of 16 to 18-year-olds Percentages Country Full-time Part-time All Belgium 82 4 87 Denmark 73 6 79 France 69 8 77 Germany3 49 43 92 Italy2 47 18 65 Netherlands3 77 9 86 Spain4 50 — 50 United Kingdom5 1988 35 34 69 1989 36 33 69 Notes:
1 Includes apprenticeships, YTS and similar schemes
2 1985 for Sweden and 1982 for Italy
3 Includes compulsory part-time participation for 16 and 17-year-olds in Germany and Netherlands
4Excludes estimates for 18-year-olds in universities
5Includes estimates for private sector further and higher education, including training courses with employers.
Source: Table BB from draft
"Education Statistics for the United Kingdom 1991"