Mr. GordonBrown asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many school leavers have refused to take up places on youth training schemes since July 1983.
§ Mr. Peter Morrison[pursuant to his reply, 8 February 1984, c. 612]: I regret that the total number of refusals is not available. The number of young people whose benefits were reduced for unreasonable refusal of a suitable opportunity between 1 September 1983 and 31 December 1983 was 378.