§ Mr. Dubsasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many people are now unemployed in Wandsworth; and how many of these are under 21 years.
§ Mr. GummerIn June, there were 14,732 unemployed claimants in the area covered by the Balham, Clapham Junction and Tooting jobcentres, which corresponds closely to Wandsworth. This figure does not include 233 unemployed school leavers under 18 years of age registered at careers offices in the area who are not yet entitled to benefit. In April, the latest date for which an analysis by age is available, out of a total of 15,324 unemployed claimants in the area, 2,471 were under 20 years of age. Separate figures for those aged 20 years are not available.