Mr. Jim Callaghanasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many persons under the age of 21 years were unemployed in Rochdale in the years 1982, 1983 and 1984.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkThe following information is available in the Library. The numbers of persons under the age of 20 years, who were unemployed in the former Rochdale travel-to-work area in October of 1982, 1983 and 1984 were 1,542, 1,534 and 1,563, respectively. Figures are not available for those aged under 21.
§ Mr. Tony Banksasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many people under the age of 25 years have been unemployed for (a) between six months and one year, (b) between one year and two years and (c) more than two years in the London borough of Newham.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkThe following information is in the Library. On 11 April 1985, the latest date for which an analysis of unemployment by age and duration is available, in the East Ham, Plaistow and Stratford jobcentre areas, which correspond closely to the London borough of Newham, 1,946 had been unemployed for between six months and one year, 1,286 for between one year and two years and 954 for over two years.
§ Mr. Tony Banksasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many pople under the age of 21 years in (a) the London borough of Newham, (b) the London borough of Croydon, (c) the city of Westminster and (d) the London borough of Southwark have never had a job since leaving school.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkThe following information is in the Library.
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Unemployed school leavers–9 May 1985 London Borough Under 18 years 18 years Newham 616 262 Croydon 309 186 Westminster 223 156 Southwark 487 264 No information is separately available of those aged 19 and 20 years.