§ Sir David Priceasked the Paymaster General what was the demographic inbalance for the years 1979, 1980, 1981 and 1982, respectively, between those seeking to enter the labour market and those retiring from it.
§ Mr. LangThe table gives estimates of the numbers of entries to, and exits from, the Great Britain population of working age.
Youth Opportunities Programme 1 April 1980 to 31 March 1983 Period‡ Average number in training Accidents Fatalities †Major *Minor 1 April 1980 to 31 March 1981 127,500 4 176 1,539 1 April 1981 to 31 March 1982 188,300 ║6 271 2,974 1 April 1982 to 31 March 1983 241,700 ¶7 188 3,688 (i) The exact number of in-training figures for the youth opportunities programme for the period 1 April 1980 to 31 March 1983 are not available. The figures quoted are rounded to the nearest hundred.
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Youth Opportunities Programme 1 April 1983 to 31 March 1984 Period Average number in training Accidents Fatalities †Major *Minor 1 April 1983 to 30 June 1983 183,838 1 42 440 1 July 1983 to 30 September 1983 98,979 •1 29 250 1 October 1983 to 31 December 1983 33,698 Nil 10 109 1 January 1984 to 31 March 1984 8,644 Nil 2 20
Thousands Entries* Exits† Net increase ‡1979 905 669 236 1980 930 772 158 1981 934 771 163 1982 914 754 160 * Those reaching minimum school leaving age in the 12 months to the end of June. † Mainly those reaching state retirement age, but also including deaths of persons of working age and the net effects of migration. ‡ Figures relate to the year ending in June of the year shown.