§ Mr. Sheermanasked the Paymaster General, pursuant to the answer of 14 July, Official Report, column 364, regarding the 2,500 respondents to the second community programe follow-up survey, and for each given long-term unemployed category, number and percentage in employment at the time of the survey, if he will now show the absolute number and the approximate percentage or proportion who were unemployed less than a year at their time of joining the community programme; and if he will set out the information in tabular form.
§ Mr. TrippierThe information requested is in the table.
286Wusable questionnaires returned, the percentage response rate and the number of those who responded who were early leavers.
§ Mr. TrippierThe table updates the information provided in my previous reply to the hon. Member on 25 July 1986 at columns582–84. It reports the results of surveys of YTS leavers conducted by the Manpower Services Commission and represents the response to the question "What are you doing now?" Questionnaires are sent to young people some three months after they have left YTS.
Age on entry to community programme 18–20 21–24 25 and over All Total in employment of which unemployed for less than one year: 219 201 337 757 Number 118 106 148 371 Proportion 54 53 44 49