§ Mr. Parryasked the Secretary of State for Employment what plans he has to assist unemployed young school leavers to find work on Merseyside.
§ Mr. GoldingThe full resources of the Careers Service are available to help school leavers in Merseyside to find suitable employment. The area board which covers Merseyside is now finalising plans under the youth opportunities programme. Because of the exceptionally high levels of unemployment on Merseyside, Merseyside metropolitan county and Ellesmere Port have been exempted from the youth opportunities programme "close season" which would otherwise have prevented summer school leavers from entering the programme until 1st September.