§ Mr. Gordon Wilsonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many jobs for school leavers are presently supported under the job opportunities and work experience schemes in Dundee and Tayside ; and what is the forecast of Christmas school leavers eligible for such employment.
§ Mr. Gregor MacKenzie:The Manpower Services Commission estimates that at 30th November 1978, 230 young persons under 19 years of age were employed on schemes, including work experience schemes, under the youth opportunities programme in Tayside. Separate figures for Dundee are not available. About 1.200 Christmas school leavers in Tayside region will be seeking employment about 600 of whom will be in Dundee. It is not possible to estimate at this stage how many of these young people will be looking for places on the youth opportunities programme.