§ Mr. Parryasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what plans Her Majesty's Government have to reduce unemployment in the Province.
§ Mr. Adam ButlerI shall reply to the hon. Member as soon as possible.
§ Mr. Parryasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many young persons aged 18 years or under are unemployed in the Province; and how many there were in April 1979.
§ Mr. Adam Butler20,741 young persons aged 18 and under including a seasonally high proportion of school leavers were registered as unemployed in October 1981. The comparable figure for April 1979 was 6,357.
§ Mr. Parryasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what is the level of unemployment in the Province at the latest date; and what it was in April 1979.
§ Mr. Adam Butler112,224 people—19.5 per cent.—were registered as unemployed on 8 October 1981, the latest date for which the information is available. The figure for April 1979 was 60,787—13.0 per cent.