Education (16 to 19-year-olds)

Part of Prayers – in the House of Commons at 11:48 am on 17 May 1996.

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Photo of Michael Fabricant Michael Fabricant , Staffordshire Mid 11:48, 17 May 1996

Does the hon. Gentleman accept that it is dangerous to make international comparisons of that sort, because he is comparing apples with pears? Vocational qualifications differ between countries. If the levels of vocational qualifications are higher in one country than in another, obviously fewer people will achieve those qualifications.