HC Deb 14 January 2003 vol 397 c572W
Mr. Damian Green

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what percentage of(a) 16-year-olds, (b) 17-year-olds, (c) 18-year-olds, (d) 19-year-olds, (e) 20-year-olds, (f) 21-year-olds, (g) 22-year-olds and (h) 23-year-olds were in (i) full-time and (ii) part-time education in each year since 1992. [89293]

Mr. Miliband

The percentages of 16,17 and 18-year-olds participating in full-time and part-time education, end 1991 to end 2001, are set out in the table. These are taken from the annual statistical first release, "Participation in Education, Training and Employment by 16 to 18-Year-Olds in England". Figures for end 2001 are provisional.

develop the system. We will work with the QCA in inviting the national awarding bodies to tender for the opportunity to operate the system. The level of funding will depend on the pace of implementation and the number of languages covered by the system.