HC Deb 06 November 1979 vol 973 cc119-20W
31. Mr. Kilroy-Silk

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the total number of young people currently unemployed in (a) Kirkby, (b) Ormskirk, (c) Merseyside, and (d) the North-West; and when he anticipates these will find employment.

Mr. Jim Lester

At 11 October, the numbers of young people under 20 years of age registered as unemployed in the areas specified were as follows:

(a)Kirk by employment office area 1,313
(b)Ormskirk employment office area 161
(c) Merseyside special development area 20,676
(d)North-West region 43,029

It is not the Government's practice to forecast how long young people are likely to remain unemployed or when they are likely to find employment.

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