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Mr. Dickens
asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many participants in the youth opportunities pro- gramme have subsequently found permanent employment; and what proportion this represents of the total.
Mr. Jim Lester
I am informed by the Manpower Services Commission that comprehensive statistics relating to young people leaving the youth opportunities programme are not available. However, seven out of 10 of the 1,500 respondents to a recent follow-up survey entered normal employment immediately on leaving the work experience elements of the programme.