HC Deb 19 July 2001 vol 372 c407W
Mr. Frank Field

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what proportion of 16-year-olds had at least one GCSE at grade A*-G in 2000. [4800]

Mr. Timms

The proportion of 16-year-olds that achieved at least one GCSE at grade A*-G in England in 2000 was 94.4 per cent.

Mr. Frank Field

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what percentage of young people left local authority care with one or more GCSE at grade A* to G for the year for which she has the most recent data. [5239]

Jacqui Smith

I have been asked to reply.

The most recent data were published by the Department of Health on 26 October 2000. These show that 29 per cent. of young people leaving local authority care at age 16 or more during year ending 31 March 2000 achieved at least one GCSE at grade A* to G.