§ 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 mid-point of November, December 1989 and January in the current year.
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§ Mr. NichollsThe numbers of 16 to 17-year-olds in receipt of bridging allowance were as follows:
Region 9 November 1989 14 December 1989 11 January 1990 East Midlands and Eastern 750 822 1,000 West Midlands 788 788 927 Wales 476 460 563 London and South East Eastern Division 384 413 421 Southern Division 394 425 519 Western Division 365 430 483 South West 439 499 588 Northern 530 419 602 Yorkshire and Humberside 833 841 1,048 Scotland 1,157 1,086 1,205 North West 1,330 1,257 1,162