§ Mr. Corbettasked the Secretary of State for Employment what were the 10 largest categories of employment for the orders of the 1968 standard industrial classification with the highest number of employees in the Erdington, Birmingham, employment office area in 1974, 1979 and each subsequent year for which figures are available.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkThe available information is for the Aston employment office area, which includes Erdington, and is as follows:
285Wpeople in the Houghton and Washington travel-to-work area under the age of 21 years have never been in employment.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkThe following is the available information for unemployed claimants on 9 February in the area covered by the Houghton-le-Spring and Washington jobcentres. The figures relate to unemployed school leavers — that is, young people who had not entered employment since terminating full-time education.
Age Number Under 18 258 18 258 19 and over 331
§ Mr. Frank Cookasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many young people, under the age of 20 years, have never had a (a) full-time and (b) part-time job, in the Stockton travel-to-work area.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkThe following is the available information for unemployed claimants in the Stockton and Thornaby jobcentre area on 9 February. The figures relate to unemployed school leavers—that is, young people who had not entered employment since terminating full-time education.
Age Number Under 18 426 18 414 19 and over 525