§ Mr. Mellishasked the Minister of Labour what was the number of youths unemployed in the Central London area at the end of January 1963; what proportion of these are school leavers aged 15 years; and what were the similar figures in January 1962, 1961, and 1960, respectively.
§ Mr. HareThe figure for mid-February in each of the four years are:
— Number of boys unemployed in the L.C.C. area Proportion of school leavers in this total per cent. 1963 … … 1,356 5.5 1962 … … 800 4.7 1961 … … 413 3.6 1960 … … 439 2.3 The school leaver percentage relate to school leavers of all ages, as separate figures are not available of 15 year-old leavers alone. Statistics are not available for mid-January.