§ Miss Wrightasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many school leavers are currently registered as unemployed in (a) Birmingham and (b) the West Midlands; and if he will give similar figures for 1978, 1979 and 1980.
§ Mr. Peter MorrisonThe following table gives the numbers of school leavers under 18 years of age registered as unemployed in the areas specified at March in each of the years 1978 to 1981.
March each year Birmingham travel-to-work area West Midlands region 1978 967 3,098 1979 679 2,249 1980 745 2,588 1981 (provisional) 2,431 8,285