§ Mr. Leightonasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many persons under the age of 25 years are unemployed in the London borough of Newham; what percentage this is of the total; and how many of these have been unemployed of one year, over 18 months and over two years.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkThe following is the information for 13 October for the area covered by the East Ham, Plaistow and Stratford jobcentres, which corresponds closely to the London borough of Newham.
Unemployed claimants aged under 25 years Number 7,398 As a percentage of unemployed claimants of all ages 41.2 Unemployed for over 52 weeks and up to 78 weeks 1,010 Unemployed for over 78 weeks and up to 104 weeks 425 Unemployed for over 104 weeks 605