asked the Minister of Labour what were the numbers, at the latest convenient date, of school leavers, boys and girls, who were unable to secure employment at the Staffordshire employment exchanges at Tamworth, Lichfield, Rugeley and Brownhills.

On 13th January, at the youth employment offices in these areas, school leavers registered as unemployed were one boy at Lichfield and two boys at Brownhills.

Would the hon. Gentleman seek information from his Department and decide whether his regional office is adequately briefing the overspill-receiving areas concerned, because, although these figures do not show that a serious situation exists, I have been informed unofficially that one employment exchange manager has not received proper information about the arrival of population from Birmingham?

I will certainly ensure that the hon. Member's point is fully investigated.