HC Deb 08 July 1971 vol 820 cc437-8W
Mr. Clinton Davis

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many registered unemployed there are in the London Borough of Hackney; how many of these are school-leavers who have been unable to find employment; and what were the comparative figures for 1970.

Mr. Brian

At 14th June, 1,811 men and women were registered as unemployed at the Hackney employment exchange and 77 boys and girls, of whom eight were school-leavers, were registered at the Hackney careers office. The corresponding figures for 8th June, 1970, were 1,795, 81 and four.

Mr. Clinton Davis

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many unfilled vacancies available to school-leavers there are in the London Borough of Hackney.

Mr. Bryan

At 9th June, 397 notified vacancies for young persons under 18 years of age remained unfilled in the area covered by the Hackney careers office but the statistics do not indicate how many of these vacancies were specifically for school-leavers. The figure relates only to notified vacancies remaining unfilled and does not purport to measure the total unsatisfied demand for labour in this age group.