§ Mr. FieldTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what proportion of all those aged from 18 to 64 years, who are in employment or actively seeking employment, are qualified to NVQ(a) level 3 and (b) level 4 in (i) the United Kingdom and (ii) England; and what the figures were in each year from 1993. [75069]
§ Mr. Mudie[holding answer 5 March 1999]: The information requested is contained in the following table.
Proportion of economically active adults1 qualified to at least NVQ level 3 or equivalent NVQ level 4 or equivalent Year UK England UK England 1993 238.8 38.2 221.8 21.7 1994 240.2 39.6 222.7 22.6 1995 40.8 40.4 23.6 23.5 1996 41.9 41.6 23.8 23.9 1997 43.3 43.0 24.5 24.4 1998 45.4 45.0 26.2 26.0 1 Adults consist of males aged 18–64 and females aged 18–59. 2 Figures are for Great Britain only. Source: Labour Force Survey, Autumn quarters