§ 59. Mr. GRAHAM WHITEasked the Minister of Labour if he will state, as on the last convenient date, the number of girls and boys between the ages of 14 and 16 and the number of persons between 16 and 18 who are unemployed?
§ Mr. SHAWOn 25th February there were 35,500 boys and 34,700 girls, between the ages of 14 and 18, registered at Employment Exchanges in Great Britain. I cannot give separate particulars for those between 14 and 16 and those between 16 and 18, and I would add that as those between 14 and 16 are not insured, a considerable but unknown proportion of the total number unemployed are not registered.
§ Sir PAGE CROFTCan the right hon. Gentleman say if this state of affairs exists in any protected country in the world, or is it peculiar to this country?
§ Lord H. CAVENDISH-BENTINCKCan the right hon. Gentleman say what the Government are doing to give any kind of instruction to this vast number of unemployed boys and girls?
§ Mr. SPEAKERThat does not arise on this question.