§ Mr. KilfedderTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what is the number of unemployed young people in the North Down area; and what was the figure for each of the past 10 years.
§ Mr. NeedhamThe number of unemployed persons aged under 25 in the North Down district council area at 10 October 1991, the latest date for which figures are available, was 738. Information for previous years is only available from 1984 onwards.
October Number of unemployed 1 (aged under 25) 1984 1,248 1985 1,210 1986 1,175 1987 1,113 1988 888 1989 706 1990 789 1991 738 1 Figures are not consistent over time due to changes in procedures governing entitlement to benefit.