§ Mr. Gordon Brownasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many young people previously on youth training schemes have now been subject to voluntary unemployment deductions; and if he will list the figures for each month since December 1983 for (a) Scotland and (b) the United Kingdom as a whole.
§ Dr. BoysonThe required figures were as follows:
March 1984 February 1984 January 1984 December 1983 Scotland 154 160 95 71 United Kingdom 1,377 1,600 890 959 Total to date: Scotland 480; United Kingdom 4,826.
Source: 100 per cent. count of decisions.