§ Mr. Peter Robinsonasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many young people interviewed by careers officers for places in youth training programmes and offered places in youth training programme schemes in 1982–83 refused to take up the places offered.
§ Mr. Adam ButlerOn 10 February 1983 there were 1,613 minimum age school leavers on the unemployment register who had refused an offer of a place on the programme.
In addition, there were 5,053 17-year-olds on the unemployed register, who have chosen not to participate, in spite of the availability of places in a range of YTP schemes.