§ Ms. ShortTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many 16 and 17-year-olds by region, were in receipt of bridging allowance at the end of November 1988, December 1988 and January.
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§ Mr. CopeFigures for the number of young people in receipt of bridging allowance by region are available only for the middle of each month and are provided in the table.
Bridging Allowance November ( 10 November 1988) December (8 December 1988) January (12 January 1989) East Midlands 1,354 1,164 1,292 West Midlands 1,371 1,074 1,249 Wales 845 642 767 London and South-East 1,703 1,422 1,515 South West 680 540 623 Northern 1,028 742 930 Yorkshire and Humberside 1,836 1,392 1,571 Scotland 2,158 1,793 1,813 North West 2,183 2,015 2,234 TOTAL 13,158 10,784 11,994