§ Rev. William McCreaasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many persons who left school at the end of each of the summer terms in 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982 and 1983 in (a) Mid-Ulster, and (b) Northern Ireland are now (i) in full-time permanent employment, (ii) in full-time education (iii) on various youth training or temporary employment schemes and (iv) unemployed.
§ Mr. ButlerThe information requested is not available. Some relevant statistics relating to the education and economic activities of young people are as follows:
(a) Young People in Further and Higher Education in Northern Ireland in 1982–83 Age Number 16 3,751 17 4,653 18 3,984 19 4,100 20 3,404 21 2,639 NoteThese figures include some 2,400 young people on the youth training programme in further education colleges.
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(b) Trainees Currently on the Youth Training Programme School leavers in Northern Ireland Travel-to- work areas in Mid-Ulster 1982 2,380 157 1983 4,621 203 NoteThe Mid-Ulster figures relate only to those in training within the area. The travel-to-work areas are those covering Cookstown, Omagh and Strabane.
(c) Unemployed Young People at January 1984 Age Northern Ireland Travel-to- work areas in Mid-Ulster 16 1,767 140 17 4,335 302 18 7,498 515 19 8,167 562 20–24 28,533 2,211