asked the Minister of Labour if he will state the numbers and percentages of school leavers in Scotland in June, 1961, who entered employment in the following categories, namely, apprenticeship to skilled occupations, employment leading to professional qualifications, employment involving other training, and general employment; and how many have been unable to find employment.

Class of Employment	Boys		Girls
	Number	Per cent.	Number	Per cent.
1. Apprenticeship or learnership to skilled occupations	5,277	41·3	823	7·0
2. Employment leading to recognised professional qualifications	224	1·8	156	1·3
3. Clerical employment	943	7·4	3,840	33·0
4. Other training lasting at least a year (except that covered in cols. (1) to (3)	644	5·0	1,230	10·2
5. Other employment	5,685	44·5	5,687	48·5

Total number of boys	…	…	…	12,773
Total number of girls	…	…	…	11,736
Grand total	…	…	…	24,509

At 13th November, 215 summer school leavers (0·7 per cent.) were still awaiting employment.The most interesting point emerging from the total is the high proportion of boys getting apprenticeships (41·3 per cent.). The figure for the same period in 1960 was 36 per cent.