HC Deb 15 June 1964 vol 696 cc141-2W
Mr. Wainwright

asked the Minister of Labour how many unemployed boys and girls are registered at the Mexborough and Wombwell employment exchange areas.

Mr. Whitelaw

On 11th May 17 boys and 31 girls were registered as unemployed at Mexborough and 6 boys and 4 girls at Wombwell.

Mr. Wainwright

asked the Minister of Labour how many men and women were unemployed at the latest available date in the Mexborough and Wombwell employment exchange areas.

Mr. Whitelaw

463 men and 294 women at Mexborough and 125 men and 52 women at Wombwell.

Mr. Wainwright

asked the Minister of Labour how many youths have been accepted for apprenticeship training in the Mexborough and Wombwell employment exchange areas for each of the years 1961, 1962, 1963 and 1964; and what percentage these figures represent of the total number of youths registered in these areas.

Mr. Whitelaw

The figures for the Mexborough Youth Employment Office area are as follows:

Number of Boys entering Apprenticeships Percentage of Boys entering Employment
July—December, 1961* 155 36.4
1962 271 34.3
1963 181 29.6
January—May, 1964 89 34.4
* Local figures are not available prior to July, 1961.

Separate figures for Wombwell are not available, but for the Staincross Youth Employment Office area which includes Wombwell the figures are:

Number of Boys entering Apprenticeships Percentage of Boys entering Employment
July—December, 1961* 179 40.3
1962 380 37.8
1963 320 39.2
January—May, 1964 110 41.0
* Local figures are not available prior to July, 1961.