HC Deb 30 April 1981 vol 3 c431W
Mrs. Renée Short

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what are the comparative figures per thousand civilian working population between Wolverhampton and (a) the West Midlands and (b) the South-East of school leavers unemployed at the latest convenient date.

Mr. Peter Morrison

In the following table the provisional numbers of school leavers under 18 years of age registered as unemployed at 9 April are expressed per 1,000 of the total numbers of employees, employed and unemployed, in the respective areas.

Unemployed school leavers per 1,000 employees
Wolverhampton travel-to-work area 4.8
West Midlands 3.3
South-East 1.3

Mr. Brocklebank-Fowler

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish in the Official Report a table showing the number of registered unemployed school leavers at the King's Lynn, Fakenham, Hunstanton and Swaffham offices for April each year from 1970 to 1981, inclusive.

Mr. Peter Morrison

I shall reply to the hon. Member as soon as possible.