§ Mr. Cartwrightasked the Secretary of State for Employment (1) how many school leavers in the Woolwich area he estimates will be seeking employment in the summer; and how many unfilled vacancies in the area he believes to be suitable for them;
(2) how many inner London school leavers he expects to be seeking employment in the summer; and how many unfilled vacancies in the area he estimates are likely to be suitable for them.
§ Mr. GoldingIt is expected that about 18,000 summer school leavers, including those who left on the new school leaving date in May, will be seeking employment in the area covered by the Inner London Education Authority Careers Service and that, of these, about 1,500 will be in the Woolwich-Greenwich careers office area.
493WThe number of vacancies notified for young people and remaining unfilled in the ILEA area on 6th June was 5,282, of which 89 were in the Woolwich-Greenwich area. It is not possible to predict at this stage what the number of unfilled vacancies will be later in the year, but there has been an encouraging increase in the last two months.