§ Mr. Skinnerasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the level of youth unemployment at the latest available date in Denmark, West Germany, Ireland, Holland and the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkThe latest available information is contained in my reply to the hon. Member for Huddersfield (Mr. Sheerman) on 20 February at column387–8.
§ Mr. Skinnerasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the total number of persons who have been made redundant in the first quarter of 1984 in the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. Alan Clark52,759* redundancies were confirmed as due to occur in Great Britain† during the first quarter of 1984. Comparable figures for Northern Ireland are not available.
* Includes provisional figures for March 1984.
† Redundancies involving fewer than 10 employees are excluded.