§ Sir David Priceasked the Secretary of State for Employment what are the latest figures for youth unemployment in the Southampton travel-to-work area both in actual and in percentage terms; and how both compare with two years previously.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkOn 12 January 1984, the number of unemployed claimants aged under 18 years in the Southampton travel-to-work area was 1,273. The corresponding number of registered unemployed was 1,472 on 14 January 1982. Percentage rates of unemployment by age are not available below national level.