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Mr. Barry Jones
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales (1) if he will make a statement on staying-on rates in full-time education in each of the counties of Wales;(2) what was the staying-on rate in full-time education by education authority, as a percentage of the population aged 16 years in 1987–88 and 1983–84.
Mr. Wyn Roberts
The information is shown in the table:
| Percentage of 16-year-olds staying on in full-time education | ||
| Academic year | ||
| LEA | Per cent. | Per cent. |
| 1983–84 | 1987–88 | |
| Clwyd | 52 | 49 |
| Dyfed | 49 | 50 |
| Gwent | 48 | 49 |
| Gwynedd | 49 | 54 |
| Mid Glamorgan | 49 | 49 |
| Powys | 54 | 59 |
| South Glamorgan | 43 | 49 |
| West Glamorgan | 50 | 51 |