§ 7. Mr. Eadieasked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity how many school-leavers in Scotland are still unemployed since the last figures were given in July 1968.
§ Mr. FernyhoughOn 9th September, 1968, 1,402 school-leavers were registered as unemployed.
§ Mr. EadieIs my hon. Friend aware that we attach great importance to the figures for the number of unemployed school-leavers in Scotland? Is he aware 862 that last week a Scottish county reported that it had the smallest number of school-leavers unemployed since 1957?
§ Mr. FernyhoughI am happy to learn that. The overall position is that there are more vacancies for school-leavers than there are unemployed school-leavers.