§ 24. Mr. Charles Irvingasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what provision the Government make for facilities and projects designed to prevent unemployed young people becoming involved in crime.
§ Mr. Alexander W. LyonHelp for young people without jobs is not dependent on the risk that, in a small minority of cases, they will become involved in crime. The first priority is to help them to secure employment and training opportunities, which is a task for the careers services run by local education authorities and for the Manpower Services Commission and its agencies. There is a wide range of local authority and voluntary effort in the fields of education, leisure and recreation for young people to which the Government make a direct or indirect contribution.