§ Mr. Randallasked the Minister of Labour what was the number of boys and girls under 18 years of age registered as unemployed at the Gateshead Youth Employment Office at mid-February in the years 1963, 1964 and 1965; what was the number of school leavers registered for first employment at February, 1965; and what is the estimated number of school leavers who have taken up full-time educational courses who are still at school and are not included in the number of registered unemployed for February, 1965.
§ Mr. MarshThe number of boys and girls under 18 years of age registered as unemployed at the Gateshead Youth Employment Office at mid-February in the years 1963, 1964 and 1965 was 346, 163 and 76 respectively. The February, 1965, total included 11 school leavers registered for first employment.
I am not quite clear what information my hon. Friend has in mind in the third part of the Question and I am writing to him.