§ Mr. Ieuan Wyn JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what information he has on the number of young females who have had their youth training placements terminated in Wales in each year from 1987; and how many such terminations resulted directly from a trainee becoming pregnant.
§ Sir Wyn RobertsThe following table shows the percentage of young women who left youth training places prior to completion of their training in each of the financial years 1987–88 to 1991–92. Figures for 1992–93 are not yet available.
Information on the number who terminated training directly as a result of pregnancy is not available.
Youth Training Young Women leavers in Wales Year Completers Per cent. Early leavers Per cent. Don't know Per cent. 1987–88 21 79 — 1988–89 26 74 — 1989–90 27 73 — 1990–91 28 54 118 1991–92 27 53 21 1 Figures for 1990–91 and 1991–92 are taken from the YT leavers survey and are not directly comparable with those for earlier years which were taken from the trainee database.