asked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the average dura- registered at careers offices (a) in the area covered by the Inner London Education Authority and (b) at the Woolwich, Eltham and Lewisham Way careers offices, were 966 and 173 respectively. The corresponding vacancies held at careers offices were 2,958 and 75. The vacancy figures relate only to vacancies notified to these offices and are not a measure of total vacancies for young people.