HC Deb 27 May 1982 vol 24 cc373-5W
Mr. McNamara

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many young people in (a) Hull, (b) North Humberside, (c) Humberside and (d) Humberside and Yorkshire have never had a full-time job since leaving school.

Mr. Peter Morrison

The following table gives, for 13 May, the provisional numbers of unemployed young

Table A: Hull travel-to-work area
MSC scheme Nearest equivalent to Hull travel-to-work area for which figures available Number of participants/filled places
(i) Youth Opportunities Programme Kingston-upon-Hull Local Authority District. During April 1982 approximately 360 young people entered schemes.
(ii) Community Enterprise Programme MSC Special Programmes Division's Hull Area Office (includes Kingston-upon-Hull). At the end of April 1982 there were 380 participants on schemes.
(iii) Training Opportunities Programme MSC's Training Services Division Hull travel-to-work area including: Kingston-upon-Hull, Hornsea, Withernsea, Hedon and Cottingham. At the end of April 1982 there were 506 participants on courses.

Table B: North Humberside
MSC scheme Nearest equivalent to North Humberside area for which figures are available Number of participants/filled places
(i) Youth Opportunities Programme MSC Special Programmes Division's Hull Area Office which includes: Beverley, Boothfeny, Holderness, Hull and Northwoods Local Authority Districts. During April 1982 approximately 870 young people entered schemes.
(ii) Community Enterprise Programme As above At the end of April 1982 there were 380 participants on schemes.
(iii) Training Opportunities Programme MSC Training Service Division's Hull District office which includes Hull, Beverley, Driffield, Bridlington, Hocklington, Goole and Hessle. At the end of April 1982 there were 640 participants on courses.

Table C: Humberside
MSC Scheme Nearest equivalent to Humberside area for which figures available Number of participants/filled places
(i) Youth Opportunities Programme MSC Special Programmes Division Hull and Grimsby Area Offices which cover Beverley, Boothferry, Holderness, Hull, Northwoods, Cleethorpes, Grimsby and Scunthorpe Local Authority Districts. During April 1982 approximately 1,110 young people entered schemes.
(ii) Community Enterprise Programme As above At the end of April 1982 there were 480 participants on schemes.
(iii) Training Opportunities MSC Training Service Division's Hull District Office which covers as in table B (iii) and Scunthorpe, Grimsby, Barton Upon Humber, Barrow Upon Humber, Haxey. At the end of April 1982 there were 950 participants on courses.

people under 18 years of age in the areas specified who had not entered employment since completing full-time education.

Area Number
Hull employment office area 1,399
North Humberside 1,650
Humberside County 2,442
Yorkshire and Humberside region 13,389

Mr. McNamara

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the total number of persons including young persons, engaged in the Manpower Services Commission schemes in (a) the Hull travel-to-work area, (b) North Humberside, (c) Humberside and (d) Yorkshire and Humberside.

Mr. Alison

The information is not available in the exact form requested. The schemes run by the Manpower Services Commission are administered on different geographical areas. The following tables give details of MSC schemes broken down into areas coinciding as closely as possible with the areas requested.

Table D: Yorkshire and Humberside
MSC Scheme Nearest equivalent to Yorkshire and Humberside for which figures are available Number of participants/filled places
(i) Youth Opportunities Programme MSC Special Programmes Division Yorkshire and Humberside Region. During April 1982 approximately3,900 young people entered schemes.
(ii) Community Enterprise Programme As Above At the end of April 1982 there were 2,930 participants on schemes.
(iii) Training Opportunities Programme MSC Training Service Division Yorkshire and Humberside Region. As for (i) above. At the end of April 1982 there were 440 participants on courses.