§ Mr. Dixonasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many school leavers in south Tyneside have been employed over the last 12 months on manpower service schemes; at what cost; and how much would have been paid in benefits if they had registered unemployed.
§ Mr. Jim Lester,pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 14 June 1979; Vol. 968, c. 280], gave the following answer:
In the period 1 April 1978, when the programme began, to end May 1979 a total of 887 school leavers entered the youth opportunities programme in the 699W local authority district of South Tyneside. Information is not, however, available on the period they spent on the programme, and detailed information on costs and savings in benefits cannot, therefore, be provided. During the same period 195 young employees joined the South Tyne community industry unit, which is administered by the Manpower Services Commission.