§ Mr. Sproatasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what percentage of the total unemployed figure in July each year for the last 10 years in Northern Ireland was formed by school leavers and adult students, respectively.
§ Mr. ChannonSchool leavers and adult students represented 7.4 per cent. and 5.1 per cent., respectively, of the total number registered as unemployed in July, 1972. The figures for school leavers in July in previous years were 8.0 per cent. in 1971, 8.2 per cent. in 1970 and 9.3 per cent. in 1969. Comparable figures for school leavers in earlier years are not available. Statistics on unemployed adult students were not collected separately before June, 1972.