§ Mr. Battleasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many young people have had their benefit reduced or suspended for either (a) refusing a YTS place or (b) leaving a scheme early in the Leeds, West constituency and in the Leeds metropolitan district council areas.
§ Mr. PortilloThe table sets out the number of young people whose supplementary benefit has been reduced by local offices serving the Leeds, West constituency and in the Leeds metropolitan district council area for the period from December 1983 to April 1987. The youth training scheme started in April 1983 but records were not kept from the outset.
Numbers Whose Benefit was Reduced Leeds, West Leeds Metropolitan District Council (a) for refusing to take up a youth training scheme place 5 12 (b) for leaving a youth training scheme place early 75 150