§ Sir Irvine PatnickTo ask the Secretary of State for Education what was the total number of school leavers in the United Kingdom for each of the last five years. [31148]
§ Mr. BoswellData on school leavers in England, and hence the United Kingdom, were collected only up to 1991–92. The table shows the available information.
Pupils leaving school in the United Kingdom, 1988–89 to 1991–92 Thousands Year School leavers 1988–89 753 1989–90 706 1990–91 661 1991–92 636 Sources:
Education Statistics for the United Kingdom, 1993 and 1992 editions, HMSO.
Table 1 Category of correspondent Number submitting comments Number supporting contracting Number opposing contracting Other Bodies representing teachers 12 0 12 0 Teachers in schools and other educational institutions 40 1 35, and 1 petition with 18 names 3 Employers of teachers, and bodies representing teachers' employers 25 1 11 13 Civil service unions 3 0 3 0 Staff of the Department for Education, including the TPA 39 0 36, and 3 petitions with 831, 80 and 8 names respectively1 0 Members of Parliament, writing on their own behalf 1 0 1 0 Members of the European Parliament, writing on their own behalf 1 0 1 0 Local councils 1 0 1 0 Potential contractors 4 1 0 3 Members of the public 2 0 2 0 Other 3 0 1 2 Total 131 3 103 and 4 petitions 21 1 Certain names appear on more than one of the petitions.