63. Mr. Gresham Cookeasked the Secretary of State for Economic Affairs what steps are being taken in economic policy to alleviate unemployment among school-leavers.
Mr. Alan WilliamsThe measures already taken to stimulate demand have alleviated this problem in most areas and my right hon. Friend sees no need for 441W further measures. At the latest count there were only 2.1 per cent. of school-leavers known to the Youth Employment Service still registered for work, and in Great Britain as a whole there were nearly two registered vacancies for each young person unemployed.