§ 20. Mr. Wigleyasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is his estimate of the proportion of those now leaving schools and colleges who do not have immediate prospects of securing employment.
§ Mr. GoldingIt is not possible to estimate the proportion of those now leaving schools and colleges who have no immediate prospects of securing employment. However, by December 1977 more than 90 per cent. of all those who had left school between December 1976 and the summer of 1977 had found employment or places in full-time education or training. It is the Government's firm intention that no Easter or summer school leaver who is still unemployed the following Easter should be without the offer of a place in the youth opportunities programme.
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§ 39. Mr. Hendersonasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is his estimate of the number of school leavers who will become available for employment in the summer.
§ Mr. GoldingThe latest estimate is that in the summer of 1978, 770,000 young people will leave school, of whom 592,000 will be available for employment.