HC Deb 13 June 1972 vol 838 cc273-4W
Mr. William Price

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many young people who left school at Christmas and Easter, respectively, are still unemployed in the Rugby area.

Mr. Dudley Smith

Fourteen school leavers were registered as unemployed in the Rugby area in May. The statistics do not distinguish these separately by term of leaving but most would have left school at Easter.

Mr. William Price

asked the Secretary of Slate for Employment how many young people who left school at Christmas and Easter, respectively, are still unemployed in the West Midlands area.

Mr. Dudley Smith

901 school leavers were registered as unemployed in the West Midlands area in May. The statistics do not distinguish these separately by term of leaving.