Question reference: S5W-27122
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for East Kilbride, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: 23 January 2020
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Current status: Answered by John Swinney on 4 February 2020
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what estimate it has made of the number of school leavers in each of the last five years who then set up their own business, and whether this is recorded as a positive destination.
Answer
In school leaver destination statistics positive destinations include education, further education, training, employment, voluntary work and activity agreements. The employment category includes those who are self-employed and so those starting up their own business are recorded as being in a positive destination.
School leaver destination statistics show the number of school leavers in employment but do not currently include a separate estimate of the number who are self-employed.