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Ms. Short
To ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many 16 and 17-year-olds, by region, were in receipt of bridging allowance at the mid-point of November, December 1989 and January in the current year.
Mr. Nicholls
The numbers of 16 to 17-year-olds in receipt of bridging allowance were as follows:
Region | 9 November 1989 | 14 December 1989 | 11 January 1990 |
East Midlands and Eastern | 750 | 822 | 1,000 |
West Midlands | 788 | 788 | 927 |
Wales | 476 | 460 | 563 |
London and South East | |||
Eastern Division | 384 | 413 | 421 |
Southern Division | 394 | 425 | 519 |
Western Division | 365 | 430 | 483 |
South West | 439 | 499 | 588 |
Northern | 530 | 419 | 602 |
Yorkshire and Humberside | 833 | 841 | 1,048 |
Scotland | 1,157 | 1,086 | 1,205 |
North West | 1,330 | 1,257 | 1,162 |