§ Mr. Adleyasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the level of youth unemployment in Christchurch, and in Lymington, at the latest convenient date; and what were the corresponding figures on the same date for each year since 1970.
§ Mr. GoldingThe numbers registered as unemployed are analysed by age ranges in January and July. The following table gives the numbers under 18 years of age for January each year:
From January 1970 to January 1973 figures for Christchurch are included with those for Lymington.
Christchurch Lymington January 1970 … … — 66 January 1971 … … — 58 January 1972 … … — 61 January 1973 … … — 31 January 1974 … … — — January 1975 … … — — January 1976 … … 11 62 January 1977 … … 36 123 Information is not available for January 1974 because of an energy crisis and for January 1975 because of industrial action by some staff within the Department of Employment Group.