HC Deb 19 October 1976 vol 917 cc409-10W
19. Mr. Jessel

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many young people who left school or college in the current year are unemployed.

Mr. Golding

Statistics collected on 9th September showed 142,235 school leavers under age 18 and 26,717 aged 18 and over registered as unemployed. The statistics do not distinguish between different dates of leaving school, but the majority left on or after 28th May this year. We have no statistics showing the numbers leaving college who are unemployed.

33. Mr. Madel

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what further measures he is considering to reduce the numbers of young people unemployed; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Golding

As my right hon. Friend announced on 24th September, the Government have allocated additional funds for a further expansion in the provision of training schemes, the extension of the job creation scheme and the introduction of new measures, including a job release scheme, a youth employment subsidy scheme for employers engaging young people under age 20 who have been unemployed for six months or more, and a work experience scheme to assist 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.

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