To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is his estimate of the number of (a) males and (b) females aged 24 years and under who are out of work. [6673]
The information requested is shown in the following table.
| Employment status of those aged 16–24, Wales, winter 1996–97 | ||
| Males | Females | |
| Total population aged 16–24 | 165,000 | 154,000 |
| of which | ||
| In employment | 97,000 | 89,000 |
| Not in employment | 69,000 | 65,000 |
| of which | ||
| ILO unemployed1 | 30,000 | 13,000 |
| Students (not ILO unemployed) | 30,000 | 32,000 |
| Looking after family home | 2— | 16,000 |
Notes:
2 ILO unemployed: people without a job who were available to start work in the two weeks following their Labour Force Survey interview and who either had looked for work in the four weeks prior to interview or were waiting to start a job they had already obtained.
2 Sample size too small for reliable estimate to be given.
Source:
Labour Force Survey.
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what proposals he has to move long-term unemployed people in (a) Buckley and (b) Deeside into work. [6669]
My hon. Friend will be aware that we recently released details of the Government's Welfare to Work programme and how the New Deal will operate in Wales. This will make a significant contribution to getting long-term unemployed people in Buckley and Deeside into work.