HL Deb 09 December 1999 vol 607 cc106-7WA
Lord Hogg of Cumbernauld

asked Her Majesty's Government:

When they intend to agree the Ministry of Defence concordats with the Scottish Executive and Welsh Assembly. [HL283]

Lord Burlison

The Ministry of Defence has today agreed concordats with the Scottish Executive and the Welsh Assembly which set out the principles governing our bilateral relationships. A copy of these has been placed in the Libraries of both Houses.

The number of 18 year-olds in full-time education as a percentage of the age group
England & Wales1 England Only1
1966 1970 1976 1980 1985 1990 1995 1998 (prov)
Males
Schools 25,178 25,719 26,774 6,921 7,926 8,050 9,107 10,543
Further Education 11,641 15,806 20,296 20,471 26,287 33,340 46,432 47,026
Higher Education 12,840 20,401 22,095 34,003 33,594 40,359 51,889 57,329
Total 49,659 61,926 69,165 61,395 67,807 81,749 107,430 114,808
Population 387,000 337,000 363,014 389,030 392,888 351,020 277,422 319,919
Percentage
Schools 6.5 7.6 7.4 1.8 2.0 2.3 3.3 3.3
Further Education 3.0 4.7 5.6 5.3 6.7 9.5 16.7 14.7
Higher Education 3.3 6.1 6.1 8.7 8.6 11.5 18.7 17.9
Total 12.8 18.4 19.1 15.8 17.3 23.3 38.7 35.9
Females
Schools 14,712 17,941 20,482 4,243 5,949 6,797 7,464 8,955
Further Education 8,381 10,738 16,753 19,939 28,109 35,166 42,503 43,562
Higher Education 6,541 11,348 14,333 27,528 28,446 37,891 54,588 65,760
Total 29,634 40,027 61,668 51,710 62,504 79,854 104,666 118,277
Population 370,000 327,000 346,939 375,472 373,388 330,721 261,253 304,962
Percentage
Schools 4.0 5.5 5.9 1.1 1.6 2.1 2.9 2.9
Further Education 2.3 3.3 4.8 5.3 7.5 10.6 16.3 14.3
Higher Education 1.8 3.5 4.1 7.3 7.6 11.5 20.9 21.6
Total 8.0 12.2 14.9 13.8 16.7 24.1 40.0 38.8
Males and Females
Schools 39,890 43,660 47,256 11,164 13,875 14,847 16,571 19,498
Further Education 20,022 26,544 37,049 40,410 54,396 58,506 88,935 90,587
Higher Education 19,381 31,749 36,428 61,531 62,040 78,250 106,477 123,089
Total 79,293 101,953 120,733 113,105 130,311 161,603 211,984 233,175
Population 757,000 664,000 709,953 764,502 766,277 681,741 538,675 624,880
Participation of age
Schools 5.3 6.6 6.7 1.5 1.8 2.2 3.1 3.1
Further Education 2.6 4.0 5.2 5.3 7.1 10.0 16.5 14.5
Higher Education 2.6 4.8 5.1 8.0 8.1 11.5 19.8 19.7
Total 10.5 15.4 17.0 14.8 17.0 23.7 39.4 37.3

Notes:

1 Ages are as 31 December.

2 Ages are as 31 August.