HC Deb 10 November 1975 vol 899 cc510-1W
Mr. Urwin

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many applications have been received for payment of the special employment premium from each region; how many have been rejected; and what amounts have been paid.

Mr. Booth

I have assumed that the Question refers to the Temporary Employment Subsidy Scheme (TES) and the Recruitment Subsidy for School Leavers (RSSL). The following is the information:

people; and how many are awaiting their first job.

Mr. John Fraser

The monthly count provides statistics of the total number of unemployed people aged under 20 and unemployed school-leavers aged under 18. Following is the information available:

UNEMPLOYED ON 9TH OCTOBER 1975
Unemployed aged under 20 Unemployed aged under 20 as a percentage of all unemployed Unemployed school-leavers aged under 18
Males Females Males Females Males Females
South-East 25,655 16,998 12.6 31.3 6,618 5,085
East Anglia 2,511 1,879 11.5 30.5 602 556
South-West 8,164 6,258 12.2 32.6 2,415 1,970
West Midlands 13,237 11,110 14.3 37.4 4,374 4,687
East Midlands 6,284 4,912 12.8 33.6 1,717 1,551
Yorkshire and Humberside 11,306 8,904 14.8 43.0 3,328 3,303
North-West 19,735 14,288 14.4 39.4 6,229 5,147
North 10,210 8,950 14.9 43.2 3,663 3,400
Wales 8,135 6,059 14.9 38.1 2,801 2,392
Scotland 12,450 9,185 13.2 29.2 3,265 2,189