Teenagers (Training)

HC Deb 14 June 1972 vol 838 cc349-50W

Mr. James Hamilton

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many teenagers in Lanarkshire have been refused entry into the Government training scheme.

NUMBERS REGISTERED AS UNEMPLOYED, AND PERCENTAGE RATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT, IN PEMBROKESHIRE
			Numbers unemployed	Percentage rates
			Males	Females	Total	Males	Females	Total
February, 1972	…	1,380	505	1,885	7.4	5.7	6.8
March, 1972	…	1,163	466	1,629	6.2	5.3	5.9
April, 1972	…	1,000	408	1,408	5.3	4.6	5.1
May, 1972	…	…	867	347	1,214	4.6	3.9	4.4

Mr. Nicholas Edwards

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the number of unfilled vacancies at each of the employment exchanges in Pembrokeshire in May, 1972.

Mr. Dudley Smith

Following is the information:

Notified vacancies remaining unfilled at 3rd May, 1972, in employment exchange areas in Pembrokeshire.
Fishguard	40
Haverfordwest	95
Milford Haven	70
Narberth	7
Pembroke Dock	18
Tenby	50

Mr. Chichester-Clark

Twenty-four applicants aged 18 and 19 from Lanarkshire who applied for courses under the Vocational Training Scheme between 1st January and 31st May, 1972, were not accepted for training. A further nine young people aged 16 and 17 were not accepted for a course in limited skill engineering at the Carfin pre-vocational centre.