HC Deb 18 November 1983 vol 48 c587W
Mr. Ernie Ross

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what information his Department has collected on the numbers of school leavers in Dundee in employment and the number unemployed, respectively.

Mr. Allan Stewart

The Scottish Office does not have information on the employment status of school leavers in Dundee. At 13 October 1983, the latest date for which information is available, the number of unemployed school or student leavers—defined as those who have not entered employment since completing full-time education—residing in the area covered by the Dundee jobcentre and careers office, and claiming unemployment benefit, was 2,202, of whom 1,096 were under 18 years of age.