§ Mr. McAllionTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many(a) 16-year-olds and (b) 17-year-olds continued in full-time education in (i) Dundee and (ii) Scotland in each of the past five years for which figures are available.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonInformation for Scotland for the years 1988-92 is set out in the following table. Figures for 1993 are not yet available. Similar figures for Dundee are not available.
16 and 17-year-olds in full-time education in Scotland, January Age at 30 August of preceding year Thousands Age 16 Age 17 1992 Full-time education in: schools 26.6 13.4 further education1 8.5 13.5 1991 Full-time education in: schools 26.4 12.7 further education1 6.2 12.4 1990 Full-time education in: schools 26.4 12.5 further education1 5.3 12.0 1989 Full-time education in: schools 28.3 13.0 further education1 4.6 11.6 1988 Full-time education in: schools2 45.8 20.6 further education1 3.2 8.2 1Non-advanced and advanced further education, teacher training and higher education. 2 Not on a comparable basis. The destination is recorded in Autumn rather than January and age is recorded as at December rather than as at August. Autumn counts for full-time education would be higher than those recorded in January because they would include pupils who left school at the end of the first term in S5 and students who entered further education but subsequently left the course.
§ Mr. McAllionTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is his estimate of the numbers of 16 and 17-year-olds who entered full-time employment in(a) Dundee and (b) Scotland in each of the past five years for which figures are available.
§ Mr. StewartThe Scottish Young People's Survey provides, bi-ennially, information relating to the destination of school leavers in April after the academic session of leaving school. The table shows estimates of the number of leavers in full-time employment in the following April after the academic year of leaving secondary stages S4 and S5, which broadly equate to 16 and 17-year-olds respectively. Information is not available for Dundee.
Secondary school leavers in full-time employment in April after session of leaving school Thousands Leavers from S41 Leavers from S52 1983 15 14 1985 12 14 1987 9 11 1989 7 11 1991 7 10 1Approximately 16-year-olds. 2 Approximately 17-year-olds. Source: Scottish Young People's Survey.