§ 33. Mr. Dalyellasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will give the latest convenient figures for youth unemployment.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithOn 13th November, 1972 there were 52,225 young people registered as unemployed in Great Britain.
§ 39. Mr. Carterasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the current number of people aged under 18 years of age unemployed in the Birmingham travel-to-work area.
§ Mr. Dudley Smith1,422 young people under 18 years of age were registered as unemployed in the Birmingham travel-to-work area on 13th November, 1972.
§ 63. Mr. Sutcliffeasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he has studied the most recent report of the Institute of Career Officers, a copy of which is in his possession; and what action he proposes.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithThe institute's report about unemployed young people contained a number of recommendations about measures to alleviate the unem-
MALE UNEMPLOYMENT PERCENTAGE RATES FOR EACH REGION EXPRESSED CORRESPONDING RATES FOR GREAT BRITAIN* November, 1968 November, 1969 November, 1970 November, 1971 November, 1972 (provisional) South East … … 71 69 63 62 60 East Anglia … … 77 81 86 88 73 South West … … 106 119 109 100 96 West Midlands … … 77 72 74 94 89 East Midlands … … 84 84 83 84 80 Yorkshire and Humberside … … 113 113 111 116 109 North West … … 106 109 111 124 136 North … … 206 194 171 166 169 Wales … … 155 156 137 126 131 Scotland … … 148 150 166 166 169 Great Britain … … 100 100 100 100 100 * The calculations are based on unemployment figures which do not include temporarily stopped workers.
§ 57. Mr. Guy Barnettasked the Secretary of State for Employment what consultations he had with the Trades Union Congress and the Confederation of British
348Wployment problem. These have been noted and are currently being considered by officials of my Department concerned with the employment and training of young people.