§ Mr. Willeyasked the Secretary of State for Employment what further steps are being taken to reduce the number of young unemployed in Sunderland.
§ Mr. GoldingAs recently announced by my right hon. Friend additional Government funds are being allocated for a further expansion in the provision of training schemes, the extension of the job creation programme and the introduction of new schemes including the job 239W release programme, a youth employment subsidy for employers engaging young people under age 20 who have been unemployed for six months or more, and a work experience programme for unemployed young people who have had little or no previous employment. These new measures, together with those already in existence, should bring about a substantial reduction in the level of unemployment among young people in all parts of the country.