§ Mr. Knoxasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many young people in the different employment areas in the Leek parliamentary constituency, who left school at the most recent school 15W leaving date, have still not obtained their first job.
§ Mr. GoldingSummer school leavers have been leaving day by day since 28th May. In the local education authority careers service area of Leek, which includes Biddulph and Cheadle, 94 school leavers were registered as unemployed on 10th June. Statistics do not define the date on which these young people left school but it is believed that the majority are those who left on or since 28th May.
§ Mr. Cartwrightasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many young people who left school in the summer of 1975 in (a) Inner London and (b) the Woolwich area are still seeking employment.
§ Mr. GoldingI regret that this information is not readily available and could not be obtained without disproportionate cost. The latest statistics show that in the area covered by the Inner London Education Authority's careers service 2,062 school leavers were registered as unemployed on 10th June and that of these 216 were in the Woolwich/Greenwich careers office area. A
NUMBERS UNEMPLOYED AND NOTIFIED UNFILLED VACANCIES AT JUNE 1976 Numbers Unemployed Notified Unfilled Vacancies (Males and Females) Males Females Employment Offices Careers Offices Scotland … 105,352 38,782 15,659 2,332 Wales … 56,098 17,698 5,347 729 Greater London … 119,279 29,200 24,214 7,187 South East (including Greater London) … 240,851 67,072 48,918 12,043 East Anglia … 26,022 7,562 3,772 900 South West … 75,081 22,558 9,489 1,175 West Midlands … 96,841 30,096 6,149 4,195 East Midlands … 55,848 18,395 6,958 1,605 Yorkshire and Humberside … 87,763 27,993 9,734 1,896 North West … 152,301 46,818 10,919 1,263 North … 76,223 28,530 7,892 1,581