Young Persons, Scotland

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Employment – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 8 July 1963.

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Photo of Mr John Hare Mr John Hare , Sudbury and Woodbridge 12:00, 8 July 1963

Of course, we want to do more, but I think that the hon. Member will agree that this matter must be kept in perspective. To say that the Government are doing nothing, which is what his remarks implied, is absolutely unfair. The hon. Member should know that out of 16,302 Easter school leavens the number of those unemployed has been reduced to 549. Our object is to get those 549 boys and girls into employment.