HC Deb 03 February 1972 vol 830 cc162-3W
51. Mr. Small

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the number of young people under 18 years of age who entered employment in the Glasgow exchange area in the period June, 1970, till the latest available date.

Mr. Dudley Smith

16,537 young people under 18 years of age entered their first employment following completion of full-time education in the City of Glasgow in the period June, 1970, to December, 1971.

54. Mr. James Bennett

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will take immediate steps to tackle the question of unemployment in Glasgow, and introduce measures that will lead to continuity of employment.

80. Mr. Small

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what measures he is taking to deal with increased unemployment in the Glasgow exchange area.

Mr. Dudley Smith

The Government have introduced a wide range of measures to reduce unemployment, many of which are directed at special development areas of which Glasgow forms a part, and it will take such further measures as are necessary to achieve this aim.

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