27. Mr. Slaterasked the Minister of Labour how many children in the Sedgefield Parliamentary constituency who left school at Christmas are still unemployed; and what are their immediate prospects of employment.
§ Mr. GreenFive on 14th May. The Youth Employment Service is making every effort to help them obtain suitable employment.
Mr. SlaterIf there are only five, they must be in the street where I live. The Sedgefield constituency ranges over 240 square miles. Is he telling me that there are no children unemployed in Darlington Rural District, Stockton Rural District or even Sedgefield, apart from these five?
§ Mr. GreenI said no such thing. The hon. Gentleman's question referred exclusively to those who left school at Christmas. He asked how many are still unemployed. The answer I have given is five on 14th May.