§ Mr. Randallasked the Minister of Labour what was the number of boys and girls under 18 years of age registered as unemployed at the Gateshead Youth Employment Office at mid-July in the years 1961, 1962, 1963, and 1964; what was the number of school-leavers registered for first employment at July, 1964; and what is the estimated total number of school-leavers who have taken up full-time further educational courses who are still at school and who are not included in the number of registered unemployed for July, 1964.
§ Mr. WhitelawThe numbers of boys and girls under 18 years of age registered as unemployed at the Gateshead Youth Employment Office at mid-July in the years 1961, 1962, 1963 and 1964 were 35, 109, 244 and 124 respectively. The July, 1964, total included 53 school-leavers registered for first employment. Since September, 1963, about 170 school-leavers have taken up full-time further educational courses. Detailed figures are not available to show how many of them were still at school and not included in the registered unemployed at the date of the July count.