§ Mr. Harperasked the Minister of Labour (1) how many boys and girls left school at Easter in the Borough of Pontefract; how many of these had jobs to go to; how many have found employment since leaving; and how many are still unemployed;
(2) how many boys and girls left school at Easter in the area of Featherstone Urban District Council in the West Riding of Yorkshire; how many of these had been placed in employment before leaving; how many have found work after leaving; and how many are still unemployed.
§ Mr. WhitelawSeparate figures are not available for the Borough of Pontefract and Featherstone Urban District. Both lie within the Pontefract Youth Employment Office area, where, on 13th April, the total number of Easter school-leavers known to the Youth Employment Service was 447. Detailed figures are not available to show how many found employment before or after leaving school, but the Youth Employment Service estimates that about two-thirds were placed or found work before leaving. Twenty-six Easter leavers were still registered for first employment on 13th April.