§ Mr. Parryasked the Secretary of State for Social Services in respect of (a) Merseyside and (b) Liverpool, how many persons left re-establishment centres who (i) went direct into employment, (ii) left to start or await
Year Left centre directly to employment Left centre for an MSC* course Referred to local office to await placing Left centre for other reasons Given place on course or put on waiting list but did not start† (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) 1975 38 1 68 36 36 1976 29 2 98 38 35 1977 21 NIL 121 15 49 1978 15 NIL 114 26 60 1979 23 1 111 21 62 1980 8 2 86 55 18 * Manpower Services Commission. † Available figures do not distinguish between men who found work and men who did not start the course for other reasons.