§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked 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 MorrisonThe 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