§ Mr. Peter Griffithsasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many young people eligible to take part in the youth opportunities programme are not doing so (a) in the Portsmouth travel-to-work area and (b) on Portsea Island.
§ Mr. Peter Morrison[pursuant to his reply, 12 May 1982, c. 280]: Information on numbers of young people eligible to take part in the youth opportunities programme but not doing so is not available. Statistics of young people registered as unemployed do not separately identify those who are eligible for YOP schemes.
The total number of unemployed young people under 18 in the Portsmouth travel-to-work area, which includes Portsea Island, was, at 15 April, 1,541. A proportion of these young people will not be eligible.
A separate figure for Portsea Island is not available.
§ Mr. Peter Griffithsasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many vacant places are on offer on the youth opportunities programme (a) in the Portsmouth travel-to-work area and (b) on Portsea Island.
§ Mr. Peter Morrison[pursuant to his reply, 12 May 1982, c. 280]: It is estimated that on 15 April 1982 there were some 1,300 unfilled places on youth opportunities programme schemes in the Portsmouth area and some 600 on Portsea Island. Not all unfilled places are available for immediate occupation.