§ 77. Mr. Leadbitterasked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the 88W number of persons under the age of 21 years unemployed in each of the months since June, 1970 in the Northern Region.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithThe nearest available information is for the under-20-years age group and is collected in January and July each year. Following is the information available:
NUMBERS OF PEOPLE UNDER 20 YEARS OF AGE REGISTERED AS UNEMPLOYED, EXCEPT TEMPORARILY STOPPED WORKERS, IN THE NORTH REGION July, 1970 8,784 January, 1971 8,904 July, 1971 12,438 January, 1972 14,488 July, 1972 14,118
§ 78. Mr. Leadbitterasked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the number of reported redundancies in the Northern Region for each quarter since June, 1970.
§ Mr. Chichester-ClarkThe information is as follows:
REDUNDANCIES RECORDED AS DUE TO OCCUR IN NORTHERN REGION SINCE JUNE, 1970 Quarter Numbers becoming Redundant 1970 July to September 4,200 October to December 3,500 1971 January to March 6,000 April to June 4,900 July to September 6,200 October to December 7,200 1972 January to March 5,500 April to June 3,000 July to September 3,100* * This figure is provisional at this stage due to the possibility of late notifications.