§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will provide the latest youth unemployment figures for the following towns and cities: Newcastle, Darlington, Liverpool (Greater), Manchester (Greater), Skelmersdale, Leeds, Sheffield, Huddersfield, Doncaster, Bradford, Nottingham, Leicester, Birmingham, Wolverhampton, Coventry, Luton, Corby, Bristol, Swindon, Norwich, Ipswich, Southall, Reading, Southampton and Brighton
§ Mr. Peter Morrison[pursuant to his reply, 15 April 1981]: The following table gives the numbers of young people under 20 years of age registered as unemployed in the areas specified at 15 January, the latest date for which the quarterly age analysis is available.
Employment office area Newcastle, Newburn and Walker 3,385 Darlington 722 Liverpool* 15,845 Manchester* 13,355 Skelmersdale 753 Leeds* 5,297 Sheffield* 5,369 Huddersfield 1,893 Doncaster* 3,702 Bradford* 3,807 Nottingham 2,848 Leicester 3,456 Birmingham* 15,529 Wolverhampton 3,143 Coventry 3,638 Luton 1,432 Corby 948 Bristol* 4,164 Swindon 1,462 Norwich and Wymondham 1,460 Ipswich* 1,446 Southall 686 Reading 1,151 Southampton 1,806 Brighton 1,018 * Travel-to-Work area comprising a group of employment office areas. The youth opportunities programme exists to help unemployed young people, and last November my right hon. Friend announced a major expansion of the programme to provide up to 450,000 places in 1981–82.
§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will provide the latest youth unemployment figures for the following areas in London: 237W Barnet, Battersea, Camden, Camberwell, Greenwich, Hackney, Haringey, Islington, Kensington, Lambeth, Lewisham, Tower Hamlets, and Ealing.
§ Mr. Peter Morrison[pursuant to his reply, 15 April 1981]: Unemployment statistics are available for employment office areas within Greater London. In the following table the numbers of unemployed young people under 20 years of age are given for those employment office areas which correspond most closely with the places listed. The information is for 15 January, the latest date for which an age analysis is available.
Employment office area Barnet 221 Clapham Junction 844 Camden Town 712 Camberwell 1,112 Deptford and Greenwich 701 Hackney 1,817 Wood Green 1,323 Tottenham 936 Holloway 1,268 Kings Cross 411 Fulham 747 Hammersmith 999 Brixton 1,407 Streatham 343 Lewisham 1,454 Poplar 719 Shoreditch 397 Stepney 452 Ealing 559 The youth opportunities programme exists to help unemployed young people, and it has been expanded in 1981–82 to provide up to 450,000 places.
§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will provide the most recent youth unemployment figures as (a) overall totals for Great Britain, England and Wales and (b) regional totals for North-East England, North-West England, Yorkshire, East Midlands, Midlands, South-East Midlands, West of England, East Anglia, West Middlesex, Surrey, Kent, Hampshire and Dorset, Sussex, Greater London and Fife.
§ Mr. Peter Morrison[pursuant to his reply, 15 April 1981]: The following table gives for 15 January, the latest date for which the quarterly age analysis of the unemployed is available, the numbers of unemployed young people under 20 years of age in the areas closest to those specified for which information is readily available.
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Number Great Britain 425,041 England 339,961 Wales 26,475 North 33,393 North West 64,055 Yorkshire and Humberside 43,438 East Midlands 25,350 West Midlands 48,348 South West 25,560 East Anglia 10,500 Surrey 2,795 Kent 9,331 Hampshire 8,465 Dorset 2,780 East and West Sussex 4,966 Greater London 39,121 Fife 3,290 The youth opportunities programme exists to help unemployed young people, and last November my right hon. Friend announced a major expansion of the programme to provide up to 450,000 places in 1981–82.