HC Deb 27 July 1981 vol 9 c329W
Mr. Strang

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many and what proportion of school leavers are

School leavers entering the Youth Opportunities Programme
1979–80 1980–81 1981–82
Number Proportion of total school leavers Number Proportion of total school leavers Number Proportion of total school leavers
Scotland 19,700 1 in 5 30,500 1 in 3 43,000 1 in 2
Lothian N/A N/A 3,650 1 in 4 4,860 1 in 3

Note: Figures for 1981–82 are estimates

Mr. Strang

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many people entered the youth opportunities programme, the community enterprise programme and community industry, respectively, in (a) the Lothian region and (b) Scotland in July 1981.

Mr. Alexander Fletcher

In June 1981, the latest date for which information is available, the number of entrants to each of the Programmes was as follows:

Scotland Lothian
Youth Opportunities Programme 5,113 572
Community Enterprise Programme 850 108
Community Industry 1,470 none

Notes: (1) The YOP excludes adult supervisors.

(2) The figure for Community Industry relates to the total number of participants on CI schemes during June.