§ Mr. Tony BanksTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will provide for Greater London a table showing the numbers of school leavers in each year from 1988 to 1991 who went into(a) a job, (b) a YT or YTS, (c) further education, (d) unemployment and (e) none of these.
§ Mr. Eggar[holding answer 24 January 1992]The table gives a breakdown of the pupils leaving school in Greater London, analysed by their intended destinations for the academic years 1987–88 to 1989–90, the latest year for which information is available. The Department does not hold information on the numbers of school leavers expecting to become unemployed.
School Examinations Survey Greater London School Leavers Intended destination 1987–88 1988–89 Thousands 1989–90 A Job1 35.58 24.08 22.13 A YT or YTS1 2— 1.98 1.70 Further education 25.15 24.13 25.27 Other and unknown 14.95 18.02 17.33 Total Leavers 75.68 68.21 66.43 1 In 1987–88, the category for those intending to go to employment included pupils joining YTS schemes or with other destinations thought to be employment. From 1988–89 a separate YTS category has been specified in the Survey. 2 Not known.