§ Mrs. Renee Shortasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many school leavers in Wolverhampton were still without work in September 1980 who had (a) left school at Easter and (b) left school in the summer.
§ Mr. Peter MorrisonThe statistics do not indicate how many school leavers who were registered as unemployed in September 1980 left school at the previous Easter or summer school-leaving dates. The following table gives the numbers of unemployed school leavers under 18 years of age in the Wolverhampton employment office area in March, before the Easter leaving date, in May, before the summer leaving date, and in September 1980.
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13 March 1980 286 8 May 1980 473 11 September 1980 2,416 The hon. Member will know that last November my right hon. Friend announced a major expansion of the youth opportunities programme to help unemployed young people.
§ Mrs. Renee Shortasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many school leavers in Wolverhampton were newly registered as unemployed at Easter 1980 and September 1980; and what are the comparable figures for the same months of 1979.
§ Mr. Peter MorrisonThe statistics do not indicate how many unemployed school leavers are newly registered in particular periods. The following table gives the numbers of unemployed school leavers under 18 years of age in the Wolverhampton employment office area at a number of monthly count dates in 1979 and 1980. The last count before Easter was for April in 1979 and for March in 1980.
1979 1980 March — 286 April 235 379 May 424 473 June 1,468 1,413 July 2,402 2,961 August 2,227 2,930 September 1,502 2,416 The hon. Member will know that last November my right hon. Friend announced a major expansion of the youth opportunities programme to help unemployed young people.