HC Deb 25 November 1996 vol 286 cc88-9W
Ms Mowlam

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what proportion of young people in Northern Ireland left school in 1995 and 1996 without attaining national vocational qualification level 2 or five GCSE passes at grade C. [4644]

Mr. Ancram

The proportion of young people in Northern Ireland who left school in 1995 without attaining national vocational qualifications level 2 or at least five GCSE passes at grade A*-C or equivalent was 46.2 per cent. Information on the qualifications of 1996 school leavers is not available yet.

Ms Mowlam

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what proportion of young people in Northern Ireland failed to gain any passes at GCSE level in each of the past five years. [4642]

Mr. Ancram

I refer the hon. Member to the answer that I gave her on 6 November 1996,Official Report, column 556.

Ms Mowlam

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many pupils achieved five GCSEs at grade C or above, or the equivalent, by the age of 19 in each of the past five years. [4638]

Mr. Ancram

The estimated numbers are:

Five or more passes (A*-C) or equivalent
1995 n/a
1994 15,400
1993 15,400
1992 14,500
1991 n/a

Sources:

School Leavers Survey and FE Leavers Survey, DENI and T and EA.

Mr. Worthington

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many 19-year-olds in Northern Ireland have reached General national vocational qualifications level 2 or five GCSE passes at grade C in each of the past five years. [5025]

Mr. Ancram

The estimated proportion of young people in Northern Ireland who have achieved five or more GCSE passes at A—C, or at least one A-level as AS-level pass, or a GNVQ (Intermediate or Advanced) by age 19 in each year is.

  • 1995: n/a
  • 1994: 50 per cent.
  • 1993: 48 per cent.
  • 1992: 43 per cent.
  • 1991: n/a

Cardiac surgery by GP type 1995–96
Not identified1 Non-fundholding GP Fundholding GP
Month Percentage Percentage Percentage Total
April 1995 0 0.0 53 55.8 42 44.2 95
May 1995 2 2.0 57 57.0 41 41.0 100
June 1995 1 0.9 65 60.7 41 38.3 107
July 1995 2 2.1 54 56.3 40 41.7 96
August 1995 2 1.8 69 61.6 41 36.6 112
September 1995 1 1.0 65 65.7 33 33.3 99
October 1995 2 1.9 57 54.3 46 43.8 105
November 1995 2 2.0 58 57.4 41 40.6 101
December 1995 2 1.9 60 56.6 44 41.5 106
January 1996 0 0.0 33 50.0 33 50.0 66
February 1996 2 2.0 63 62.4 36 35.6 101
March 1996 0 0.0 75 63.6 43 36.4 118
Total 16 1.3 709 58.8 481 39.9 1,206
1Centrally held data do not identify whether the originating GP practice was fundholding or non-fundholding.