§ Ms. ShortTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment by region, how many 16 and 17-year-olds were in receipt of bridging allowance at 23 and 30 September, 7, 14, 21 and 28 October and 4, 11, 18 and 25 November.
§ Mr. CopeFull statistical information for YTS bridging allowance recipients is available on a monthly basis. The figures relate to those being paid by computer and clerically by UBOs.
698WThe dates for which figures are available are:
13 October 198810 November 19888 December 1988.On those dates the number of 16 and 17-year-olds receiving YTS bridging allowance, by region, were as follows:
13 October 1988 10 November 1988 8 December 1988 East Midlands and Eastern 2,986 1,354 1,164 West Midlands 4,093 1,371 1,074 Wales 2,257 845 642 London and South Eastern 4,634 1,703 1,422 South West 1,525 680 540 Northern 2,729 1,028 742 Yorks and Humberside 4,658 1,836 1,392 Scotland 7,374 2,158 1,793 North West 6,432 2,183 2,015 Totals 36,688 13,158 10,784