§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish figures showing the number of young people entering apprenticeships in each United Kingdom region in each of the past four years.
§ Mr. GoldingI am informed by the Manpower Services Commission that the information requested is not readily avail-
760Walso state the average outflow of vacancies in the periods in question.
§ Mr. Gregor MacKenzieI have been asked to reply.
I am informed by the Manpower Services Commission that the information requested is as follows:
Vacancies Period 3 months ended Inflow Outflow 6th May 1977 66,820 62,761 8th July 1977 65,987 66,259 7th October 1977 65,538 64,168 These figures relate to vacancies notified to employment offices and do not include those notified to professional and executive recruitment or careers offices.
§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish a table showing the percentage increase in unemployment by Scottish region from October 1964 to June 1970, from June 1970 to November 1973, and from March 1974 to the present date.
§ Mr. Gregor MacKenzieI have been asked to reply.
Information is not available for October 1964; June 1964 has been used in its place. The information is given in the following table:
able and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.