HC Deb 29 January 1958 vol 581 cc71-2W
Mr. Moss

asked the Minister of Labour what advice he has received on.

Mr. Iain Macleod

Payments of unemployment benefit and National Assistance to young persons between the ages of 15 and 18 years in the Portsmouth area totalled £2,186 in 1957. Comparable figures for 1956 and 1955 were £1,032 and £935. Separate figures are not kept for young persons who have just left school.