§ 26. Mr. LlwydTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many representations his Department has recently received on the question of benefit availability to 16 and 17-year-olds; and if he will make a statement. [24696]
§ Mr. Roger EvansThe Department has received a number of such representations.
We believe that unemployed 16 and 17-year-olds should take the more positive options of youth training or education in place of dependence on benefit.