§ Mr. WillettsTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many 16 to 18-year-olds there were in the UK in each three month period ending in November in each year since 1997; and how many of those were not in full-time education, training or work in each of those periods. [177554]
§ Ruth KellyThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Len Cook to Mr. David Willetts, dated 8 June 2004:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Question about 16 to 18 year olds who are not in employment. (177554)
The attached table gives estimates of the levels of young people aged 16 to 18 resident in the United Kingdom who were not in full time education and were not working or on Government-supported training schemes for the three months ending each November from 1997 to 2003.
As with any statistical sample survey, estimates from the Labour Force Survey (LFS) are subject to sampling variability.
People aged 16–18, United Kingdom, three months ending each November from 1997 to 2003 Thousand People aged 16–18 People aged 16–18 who are not in full-time education, not working or on Government training schemes 1997 2,130 230 1998 2,124 243 1999 2,107 239 2000 2,114 238 2001 2,195 263 2002 2,253 288 2003 2,290 304 Source: ONS-Labour Force Survey