§ Mr. Ovendenasked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the rate of unemployment amongst 16 and 17-year-olds in the latest month for which figures are available; how this figure compares with the general unemployment rate; what were the corresponding figures for the same month in each of the previous five years: and how the figures compare with the average for all Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development countries.
§ Mr. Golding, pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 22 February 1979; Vol. 963, c. 280], gave the following information:
Estimated rates for Great Britain for January each year from 1976 to 1979, together with the corresponding general unemployment rates, are given below. Estimates for earlier years and for the OECD countries are not available.
(3) if he will list the British members of the Fondation Européenne pour l'Amélioration des Conditions de Vie et de Travail up to March 1979.
§ Mr. John GrantI shall reply to the hon. Member as soon as possible.