§ Mr. Barronasked the Secretary of State for Employment if, in the light of the fact that 4,476 16 to 18-year-olds out of the total of 4,966 in the age group in the area of Rotherham metropolitan council are unemployed, he will take steps to seek to provide permanent employment for them.
§ Mr. Peter MorrisonOn 8 December, the latest date for which figures are available, only 1,084 young people under 18 were registered as unemployed in Rotherham. On 23 December 2,538 young people were on Government schemes. On steps to provide permanent employment generally I would refer the hon. Member to the reply given to him by my right hon. Friend on 6 December 1983.—[Vol. 50, c.125.] I also believe that the Government's training measures for young people will improve their chances of finding permanent jobs afterwards.