§ Miss Herbisonasked the Minister of Labour how many young people under 18 years of age are registered as unemployed at the Airdrie, Wishaw and Shotts employment exchanges; and in each case what percentage of young insured workers those numbers represent.
§ Mr. WhitelawYoung people do not register at these employment exchanges. On 8th April, 162 boys and girls were registered at Airdrie Youth Employment Office and 274 at Motherwell, which includes Wishaw and Shotts. Separate unemployment percentage rates for young people are not calculated.