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Mr. Rooker
asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he is satisfied with present policies for helping geographical mobility of workers.
Mr. John Fraser
Following the announcement in the Chancellor's Budget speech that more money would be made available for assisting the mobility of workers, the policies are now under
| NUMBERS OF YOUNG PEOPLE UNEMPLOYED | |||||||
| South-East | East Anglia | South-West | West Midlands | East Midlands | Yorkshire and Humberside | ||
| Boys, aged under 18 | |||||||
| April 1971 | … | 4,600 | 829 | 1,181 | 1,818 | 1,301 | 2,332 |
| July 1971 | … | 4,259 | 797 | 1,168 | 2,169 | 1,347 | 2,996 |
| October 1971 | … | 6,220 | 786 | 1,645 | 3,693 | 1,630 | 4,405 |
| January 1972 | … | 5,135 | 801 | 1,421 | 2,925 | 1,436 | 3,134 |
| April 1972 | … | 5,409 | 753 | 1,433 | 3,561 | 1,658 | 3,882 |
| July 1972 | … | 4,200 | 471 | 1,109 | 2,763 | 1,389 | 2,979 |
| October 1972 | … | 5,230 | 503 | 1,166 | 3,569 | 1,599 | 3,877 |
| January 1973 | … | 3,646 | 432 | 989 | 2,034 | 1,079 | 2,364 |
| April 1973 | … | 2,415 | 290 | 525 | 1,123 | 675 | 1,216 |
| July 1973 | … | 2,112 | 184 | 538 | 1,036 | 578 | 1,138 |
| October 1973 | … | 2,265 | 171 | 472 | 998 | 475 | 977 |
| January 1974 | … | 2,617 | 250 | 678 | 1,013 | 613 | 1,057 |
| July 1974 | … | 2,442 | 233 | 728 | 1,177 | 913 | 1,477 |
| January 1975 | … | Not available—see footnote. | |||||
| Girls, aged under 18 | |||||||
| April 1971 | … | 2,440 | 513 | 773 | 1,001 | 928 | 1,404 |
| July 1971 | … | 2,036 | 444 | 654 | 1,180 | 812 | 1,791 |
| October 1971 | … | 3,321 | 512 | 1,066 | 2,044 | 1,096 | 2,755 |
| January 1972 | … | 2,791 | 460 | 1,066 | 1,544 | 847 | 2,074 |
| April 1972 | … | 3,057 | 467 | 1,016 | 2,005 | 901 | 2,459 |
| July 1972 | … | 2,206 | 280 | 766 | 1,773 | 885 | 2,215 |
| October 1972 | … | 2,935 | 332 | 954 | 2,518 | 939 | 2,581 |
| January 1973 | … | 2,239 | 328 | 849 | 1,402 | 748 | 1,843 |
| April 1973 | … | 1,546 | 197 | 540 | 894 | 504 | 1,043 |
| July 1973 | … | 1,081 | 131 | 394 | 779 | 476 | 1,022 |
| October 1973 | … | 1,289 | 162 | 404 | 739 | 354 | 799 |
| January 1974 | … | 1,420 | 166 | 521 | 719 | 411 | 809 |
| July 1974 | … | 1,315 | 159 | 500 | 799 | 617 | 1,108 |
| January 1975 | … | Not available—see footnote. | |||||
| North-West | North | Wales | Scotland | Great Britain | ||
| Boys, aged under 18 | ||||||
| April 1971 | … | 3,494 | 2,875 | 1,667 | 4,889 | 24,986 |
| July 1971 | … | 4,588 | 3,474 | 2,011 | 8,621 | 31,430 |
| October 1971 | … | 6,403 | 5,003 | 2,696 | 6,845 | 39,326 |
| January 1972 | … | 5,412 | 3,915 | 2,326 | 7,362 | 33,867 |
| April 1972 | … | 6,423 | 4,555 | 2,566 | 6,889 | 37,129 |
| July 1972 | … | 6,172 | 3,768 | 2,038 | 10,107 | 34,996 |
| October 1972 | … | 8,180 | 5,271 | 2,723 | 7,925 | 40,043 |
review. The present mobility schemes provide a useful means of improving overall efficiency in the use of manpower resources.