§ Mr. McNamaraasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many registered unemployed persons between 16 and 21 years of age there were in (a) the Hull travel-to-work area, (b) Yorkshire and Humberside region and (c) the United Kingdom as a whole in May 1979; what were the comparable figures for the most recent available date; how many of those currently unemployed in the age groups have been unemployed for longer than six months; and what percentage these figures represent of the total unemployed.
§ Mr. AlisonThe numbers registered as unemployed are analysed by age in January, April, July and October. The following table gives the figures at April 1979 and January 1982 for those aged under 20 years. Information for the precise age group specified is not available. The figures include school leavers and are not seasonally adjusted.
amount paid is £15,262,545; the lowest payment has been £725, and the highest £18,200. 43 claims are still under consideration, and 409 applicants have been told they are not entitled to a payment.