HC Deb 06 December 1982 vol 33 c374W
Mr. Richard Wainwright

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what proportion of young people in (a) the Kirklees area, (b) West Yorkshire and (c) the Huddersfield area, who have completed youth opportunities programme courses, entered employment (i) after six months and (ii) after one year in 1979, 1980, 1981 and for the latest date available; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Peter Morrison

Information is not available in the precise form requested. The Manpower Services Commission follows up a national sample of entrants to the youth opportunities programme 12 months after the start of its schemes. The following table provides the result of quarterly surveys of entrants since 1979 in employment at the time of survey.

Quarter one Quarter two Quarter three Quarter four
1979 58 58 55 59
1980 38 33 52 45
1981 40 *41

* latest

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