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Science and Technology Facilities Council: Finance

Mr. David Hamilton: To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills what discussions he had with Scottish academic institutions before deciding upon the budget for the Science and Technology Facilities Council. [190546]

Ian Pearson [holding answer 29 February 2008]: The Department holds regular discussions with Scottish academics and their institutions on issues across the research funding agenda.

Training: Young People

Stephen Williams: To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills what proportion of (a) 16, (b) 17 and (c) 18 year-olds in 2006 are in (i) jobs without training, (ii) other education and training and (iii) employer funded training; and how many are in (A) full-time and (B) part-time jobs for each category. [189266]

Beverley Hughes: I have been asked to reply.

Estimates of participation in education for those aged 16-18 are published annually by the Department in a statistical first release (SFR) each June. The most recent estimates of the number and proportion of academic age 16, 17, and 18 year-olds in England in (i) jobs without training, (ii) other education and training and (iii) employer funded training, along with full-time education and work based learning at end 2006 are shown in the Tables 1 and 2 provided with this answer.

The Department does not publish breakdowns of these estimates by full-time/part-time employment. However, it is possible to produce estimates of this from the Labour Force survey (LFS), applying survey estimates of proportions in full/part-time employment in each group to the official figures above. Estimates for England, thus calculated, are shown in the Tables 3 and 4 provided with this answer. It is important to note that the LFS will produce estimates that will be subject to
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sampling error and respondent error. Estimates from Quarter 4 2006 and Quarter 1 2007 have been combined to improve accuracy.

Table 1 : Participation in Education and Training by 16-18 year olds in England, end 2006
Rates
	Age
	16	17	18	16-18
Full-time education(1) (Percentage)	78.1	65.0	40.8	61.1
Work Based Learning (Percentage)	5.7	7.8	7.2	6.9
Employer Funded Training (Percentage)	2.3	4.0	7.4	4.6
Other Education and Training (Percentage)	3.9	4.9	5.8	4.9
Jobs Without Training (Percentage)	3.9	9.0	24.1	12.4
Not in any education, employment or training (Percentage)	6.5	9.5	14.8	10.3
Population (Number)	662,300	659,500	679,800	2,001,600

Table 2: Participation in Education and Training by 16-18 year olds in England, end 2006
Number
	Age
	16	17	18	16-18
Full-time education(1)	516,900	428,600	277,500	1,223,000
Work Based Learning	37,700	51,600	49,300	138,500
Employer Funded Training	15,000	26,700	50,100	91,700
Other Education and Training	25,600	32,000	39,700	97,300
Jobs Without Training	25,600	59,300	163,500	248,400
Not in any education, employment or training	42,800	62,700	100,700	206,200
Population	662,300	659,500	679,800	2,001,600

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Table 3 - Participation in Education and Training by employment type for 16-18 year olds in England, end 2006
Rates
	Age
	16	17	18	16-18
Full time education(1) (Percentage)	78.1	65.0	40.8	61.1
Of which:
Full-time Job	0.3	0.6	0.7	0.5
Part-time Job	23.9	29.6	14.0	22.4
Not in employment	53.8	34.8	26.1	38.1
Work Based Learning(1)( )(Percentage)	5.7	7.8	7.2	6.9
Of which:
Full-time Job	2.0	4.1	5.4	3.4
Part-time Job	3.7	3.7	1.8	3.5
Employer Funded Training (Percentage)	2.3	4.0	7.4	4.6
Of which:
Full-time Job	1.9	3.4	6.2	3.8
Part-time Job	0.4	0.6	1.2	0.7
Other Education and Training(2 )(Percentage)	3.9	4.9	5.8	4.9
Of which:
Full-time Job	0.1	0.4	1.3	0.7
Part-time Job	0.7	1.3	1.2	1.1
Not in employment	3.0	3.2	3.3	3.1
Jobs Without Training (Percentage)	3.9	9.0	24.1	12.4
Of which:
Full-time Job	1.9	5.5	16.7	8.1
Part-time Job	2.0	3.5	7.3	4.3
Not in any education, employment or training (Percentage)	6.5	9.5	14.8	10.3
Population (Number)	662,300	659,500	679,800	2,001,600

Table 4 : Participation in Education and Training by employment type for 16-18 year olds in England, end 2006
Number
	Age
	16	17	18	16-18
Full time education(1)	516,900	428,600	277,500	1,223,000
Of which:
Full-time Job	2,300	3,900	4,700	10,900
Part-time Job	158,300	195,100	95,200	449,300
Not in employment	356,400	229,600	177,600	762,800
Work Based Learning(1)	37,700	51,600	49,300	138,500
O f which:
Full-time Job	13,100	26,900	36,700	69,000
Part-time Job	24,600	24,700	12,600	69,500
Employer Funded Training	15,000	26,700	50,100	91,700
Of which:
Full-time Job	12,500	22,600	41,800	76,900
Part-time Job	2,500	4,100	8,200	14,700
Other Education and Training(2)	25,600	32,000	39,700	97,300
Of which:
Full-time Job	700	2,600	9,200	13,400
Part-time Job	4,800	8,500	8,300	21,200
Not in employment	20,100	20,900	22,200	62,700
Jobs Without Training	25,600	59,300	163,500	248,400
Of which:
Full-time Job	12,400	36,200	113,600	161,700
Part-time Job	13,200	23,100	49,900	86,700
Not in any education, employment or training	42,800	62,700	100,700	206,200
Population	662,300	659,500	679,800	2,001,600
(1) Due to rounding and a very small overlap between the Full-time education and WBL figures, columns may not add up to 100 per cent. (2) Includes part-time education not funded by employers or through WBL; also full- or part-time education in independent FE and HE institutions.

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