§ Mr. Kilfedderasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many persons under 18 and between 18 and 21 years of age, respectively, who are unemployed and in receipt of unemployment or other benefits have been offered and refused employment for the last convenient period for which the information is available.
§ Mr. GoldingThe information is not available in the form requested. There is no breakdown for age groups. The number of claimants to unemployment benefit who are known to have refused employment in 1975 was 6,144. No figures are available concerning claimants for supplementary benefit.
§ Mrs. Chalkerasked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the total number of males and females registered as unemployed at the latest April date for which figures are available in (a) Wallasey, (b) Birkenhead, (c) Bebington, and (d) Hoylake; and what were the comparable figures for April 1974 and April 1975.
§ Mr. GoldingFollowing is the Information:
Employment Office Area April 1974 April 1975 April 1976* Wallasey 2,105 2,593 3,653 Birkenhead 4,118 5,383 6,921 Bebington 942 1,185 1,652 Hoylake 378 485 729 *Provisional.