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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.
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
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 | |
Table 2: Participation in Education and Training by 16-18 year olds in England, end 2006 | ||||
Number | ||||
Age | ||||
16 | 17 | 18 | 16-18 | |
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 | |
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 | |
(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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