§ 10. Mr. G. Thomasasked the Minister of Labour how many youths under 18 years of age in South Wales have been unemployed for three months or longer; and whether he will make a statement on the employment of youths in South Wales.
§ Mr. WhitelawOn 13th January, 164 youths and 223 girls in Glamorgan, Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire and Monmouthshire had been registered as wholly unemployed for over 13 weeks. In this area total unemployment among young people has fallen by 53 per cent. since January, 1963, while vacancies have risen by 75 per cent. The Youth Employment Service will continue to do its best to help the unemployed young people to find suitable jobs.