§ Mr. Tony BanksTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will provide a table showing for Greater London the numbers of young people who left school at each of ages 16, 17, and 18 years in each year since 1988, the numbers expected to leave school in 1992, and the number of people at each of these ages in each of those years.
§ Mr. FallonThe following table gives the breakdown of the pupils leaving school in Greater London, analysed by age for the years 1987–88 to 1989–90—the latest year for which information is available. The table also shows the projected population figures for Greater London for the same years.
School examinations survey Greater London A. School leavers Thousands 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 School leavers Aged 16 43.89 38.67 36.42 Aged 17 14.44 12.12 11.48 Aged 18 and over 17.35 17.42 18.53 Total leavers 75.68 68.21 66.43
B. Estimated population aged (at previous 31 August): January Thousands Aged at previous August 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 15 80.80 75.60 71.10 16 87.90 82.10 77.00 17 99.20 91.90 86.00