§ Mr. Humeasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what figures are available to indicate, by convenient geographical unit, the number of young people currently engaged with the youth training programme in Northern Ireland.
§ Dr. BoysonOn 31 May 1985 there were 7,236 young people in full-time training schemes under the youth training programme, as follows.
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Jobmarket area Number Antrim 140 Armagh 123 Ballymena 349 Ballymoney 117 Ballynahinch 1 Banbridge 53 Bangor 178 Belfast 2,698 Carrickfergus 75 Coleraine 211 Cookstown 49 Downpatrick 147 Dungannon 151 Enniskillen 151 Kilkeel 6 Larne 154 Limavady 77 Lisburn 303 Londonderry 835 Lurgan 210 Magherafelt 102 Newcastle 48 Newry 459 Newtownards 27 Omagh 168 Portadown 311 Strabane 93 TOTAL 7,235 In addition, approximately 3,700 young employees were receiving training under youth traing programme workschemes and 450 under the skill training scheme. A geographical breakdown of these figures is not available.