§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many unemployed school leavers there are in (a) the North-West, (b) Merseyside, (c) Kirkby and (d) Ormskirk.
§ Mr. Jim LesterThe following table gives the numbers of unemployed young people under 18 years of age who, at 9 October, had not been in employment since terminating full-time education.
North West region 21,072 Merseyside Special Development Area 8,245 Kirkby employment office area 473 Ormskirk employment office area 50 My right hon. Friend announced on 14 February 1980 an expansion of the youth opportunities programme in the current financial year, to provide work experience and training opportunities for unemployed young people.