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Written question asked by Andrew Stephenson (Conservative) on Monday, 2 September 2013, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 4 September 2013. It was answered by Matt Hancock (Conservative) on Monday, 9 September 2013 on behalf of the Department for Education.

Young People: Unemployment

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many 16 to 18 year olds in Pendle were not in education, employment or training in each of the last five years.

Answer

Local authorities collect information on the proportion of 16 to 18-year-olds who are not in education, employment or training (NEET) in each local authority area in England.

The figures for Pendle cannot be disaggregated from those for Lancashire as a whole, which are as follows:11http://www.education.gov.uk/16to19/participation/neet/a0064101/strategies-for-16-to-18-year-olds-not-in-education-employment-or-training-neet

Estimate numbers of 16 to 18-year-olds NEET
 Estimate numbers of 16 to 18-year-olds NEET as a percentage of the cohort
2012
 2,290
 5.5
20111
 2,610
 6.2
2010
 2,280
 6.5
2009
 2,551
 7.1
2008
 2,530
 6.6
1 The figures for 2011 and 2012 cannot be compared with those of previous years because from 2011 young people have been recorded by where they live. Prior to that they had been recorded by where they study.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
167772; 567 c628W
Session
2013-14
Subjects
Young people Unemployment Pendle
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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