§ Mr. Frank R. Whiteasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many young people aged 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, given the numbers benefiting from each scheme, in the Bury and Radcliffe travel-to-work area for the latest available date.
§ Mr. Jim LesterI am informed by the Manpower Services Commission that it is not possible to provide information in the form requested. However, the following information, which relates to entrants to special programmes, gives some indication of the numbers helped by the youth
… Unemployed aged under 25 years … Total Over 26 and up to 52 weeks Over 52 weeks … registered unemployed Number Percentage of total Number Percentage of total Bury and Radcliffe … 2,157 83 3.8 19 0.9 South East … 294,309 10,999 3.7 6,172 2.1 East Anglia … 34,056 1,093 3.2 624 1.8 South West … 99,869 3,894 3.9 2,674 2.7 West Midlands … 133,287 9,017 6.8 5,562 4.2 East Midlands … 79,713 3,797 4.8 2,464 3.1 Yorkshire and Humberside … 127,733 7,259 5.7 4,453 3.5 North West … 215,530 14,650 6.8 11,851 5.5 North … 125,796 9,018 7.2 5,764 4.6 Wales … 90,864 5,953 6.6 3,695 4.1 Scotland … 203,232 13,778 6.8 9,180 4.5 Northern Ireland … 66,182 5,613 8.5 4,464 6.7