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Mr. Boyes

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many jobs are at present available for youth employment in(a) the Houghton and Washington constituency and (b) the city of Sunderland; and if he will make a statement.

Miss Widdecombe

The Employment Department does not carry a breakdown of vacancy figures by their suitability for different age groups. Listed in the table are the total number of unfilled vacancies in the jobcentres of Houghton, Washington and Sunderland for December 1993. Nationally, jobcentre vacancies account for about a third of all vacancies in the economy as a whole.

Jobcentre Vacancy
Houghton-le-Spring 52
Washington 149
Sunderland 284