HC Deb 15 February 1983 vol 37 c106W
Mr. Kilroy-Silk

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many young people (a) aged 18 years and under, (b) aged 19 years and (c) aged 20 years and over have not held a full-time job since leaving school in (i) the United Kingdom, (ii) the north west, (iii) Merseyside, (iv) the Kirkby employment office area and (v) the Ormskirk travel-to-work area.

Mr. Peter Morrison

The following table gives, for the areas specified, the numbers of unemployed claimants aged 18 years and under the numbers aged 19 years and over—aged 19 not available separately—who, at 13 January, had not entered employment since completing full-time education.

Aged 18 years and under Aged 19 years and over
United Kingdom 211,805 104,295
North West Region 29,582 15,880
Merseyside Special Development Area 10,171 5,658
Kirkby jobcentre area 582 256
Ormskirk travel-to-work-area 454 263