§ Mr. Hazellasked the Minister of Labour if he will supply figures for each of the regional areas in the United King-
NUMBERS OF YOUNG PERSONS AGED UNDER 18 WHO ENTERED AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE AS THEIR FIRST EMPLOYMENT AFTER LEAVING SCHOOL AND PERCENTAGES THAT THESE FORMED OF ALL YOUNG ENTRANTS TO FIRST EMPLOYMENT 1960 1961 1962 1963 Numbers per cent. Numbers per cent. Numbers per cent. Numbers per cent. London and South Eastern … 2,008 2.0 1,973 1.7 2,179 1.8 1,960 1.8 Eastern and Southern … 3,831 5.8 3,658 5.2 4,102 5.0 3,621 5.0 South western … … 2,709 7.8 2,770 7.5 2,908 7.1 2,585 7.0 Midland … … 1,925 3.4 1,988 3.3 — — — — North Midlands … … 2,242 5.2 2,165 4.7 — — — — Midlands … … — — — — 3,685 3.4 3,237 3.5 East and West Ridings 1,345 2.8 1,411 2.8 — — — — Yorkshire and Lincolnshire — — — — 2,720 3.9 2,418 4.1 North Western … … 1,703 2.4 1,746 2.3 2,074 2.4 1,952 2.5 Northern … … 1,652 4.3 1,612 4.0 1,876 4.2 1,869 4.5 Scotland … … 3,108 5.0 2,861 4.4 3,237 4.5 2,862 4.5 Wales … … 1,450 5.4 1,448 5.0 1,539 4.8 1,518 4.9 Northern Ireland … … 584 3.3 560 3.2 530 3.1 478 2.8
1964 1965 1966 Numbers Per cent. Numbers Per cent. Numbers Per cent. London and South Eastern … … … 1,863 1.7 1,463 1.5 1,300 1.4 Eastern and Southern … … … 3,283 4.3 3,066 4.3 2,652 4.0 South Western … … … 2,524 6.5 2,253 6.1 2,024 6.0 Midlands … … … 2,865 2.9 2,921 3.1 2,661 2.9 Yorkshire and Lincolnshire … … … 2,342 3.7 — — — — Yorkshire and Humberside … … … — — 1,465 2.7 1,404 2.8 North Western … … … 1,762 2.2 1,495 2.0 1,291 1.9 Northern … … … 1,620 3.7 1,390 3.4 1,022 2.7 Scotland … … … 2,536 3.8 1,970 3.2 1,725 3.0 Wales … … … 1,248 4.0 1,159 3.9 1,088 4.0 Northern Ireland … … … 452 2.6 452 2.6 420 2.6