§ Mr. Kaufmanasked the Secretary of State for Employment (1) what is the number and percentage of registered unemployed in the Manchester travel-to-work area, and the number of vacancies for the latest available month and for the same month of each preceding year back to and including, 1970; and if he will break down the unemployment figures according to sex and, where possible, age, including those unemployed aged 18 years and under and, if the figures are available, unemployed according to ethnic origin for those aged 21 years and under and 18 years and under;
- (2) how many young people 21 years and under and 18 years and under, listed separately, and if possible according to sex, and ethnic origin, are benefiting from job promotion schemes, giving the numbers benefiting from each scheme, in the Manchester travel-to-work area for the latest available date and for the equivalent date for each corresponding month in each, since the schemes were started;
- (3) how many apprenticeships were made available in the Manchester travel-to-work area for the latest available month, broken down into trades and, where possible, sex and ethnic origin, and the corresponding figures for the corresponding month back to and including 1970.
§ Mr. Jim LesterI shall reply to the hon. Member as soon as possible.