§ Mr. Whiteasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many job opportunities are available to young people in (a) the Glasgow, Pollok constituency, (b) the Glasgow area and (c) Scotland.
§ Mr. Allan StewartThe information requested is not available: statistics on job vacancies are not classified by age group. Rather than entering the labour market directly young people may prefer to take advantage of the opportunities available for further education and training, and the expansion of the youth training scheme will be of particular benefit in this respect.
§ Mr. Whiteasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the present level of youth unemployment in the Glasgow, Pollok, constituency; and what were the figures for 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983 and 1984, respectively.
§ Mr. Allan StewartThe information on youth unemployment is not available on a constituency basis. However, the number of unemployed young people aged under 18 in the Shawlands, Govan and Barrhead Jobcentre areas within which the Glasgow, Pollok constituency is located is available in the House of Commons Library for the period requested.
The figures are not directly comparable due to the change in October 1982 from a registrant to a claimant-based count.