asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many young people left school in September 1984 in Portsmouth; how many got jobs; how many went to youth training schemes; and how many are unemployed.

Available information from the Hampshire careers service for the Portsmouth area shows that, at 12 November 1984, of 910 fifth-year leavers in 1984, 310 had been placed in or found employment, 503 were taking part in the youth training scheme and 88 were unemployed.