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Mr. Maxton
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what are the latest figures available for the (a) number and (b) percentage of Scottish school leavers with no qualifications.
Mr. Michael Forsyth
The number and the percentage of Scottish school leavers who left during session 1988–89 with no Scottish Certificate of Education qualifications were 8,623 and 11·9 per cent. respectively.