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Mr. Randall
asked the Minister of Labour, the numbers and percentages of school leavers in the Gateshead and district employment area for the period from 1st July to 31st October, 1961, and a similar period for 1960, who entered employment in each of the following categories, namely, apprenticeships lead-
| — | Boys | Girls | |||
| Number | Per cent. | Number | Per cent. | ||
| (1) | Apprenticeship to skilled occupations | 362 | 47·7 | 32 | 4·8 |
| (2) | Employment leading to professional qualifications | 28 | 3·6 | 14 | 2·1 |
| (3) | Clerical employment | 77 | 10·1 | 312 | 46·9 |
| (4) | Employment with training not covered in (1), (2), (3) above | 35 | 4·6 | 91 | 13·6 |
| (5) | Other employment | 256 | 33·7 | 216 | 32·4 |
| Totals | 758 | 665 | |||
| Corresponding statistics are not available for 1960. | |||||