Written question asked by Robert Syms (Conservative) on Tuesday, 17 July 2007, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 19 July 2007. It was answered by Baroness Hughes of Stretford (Labour) on Wednesday, 25 July 2007 on behalf of the Department for Children, Schools and Families.

Unemployment: Poole

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills how many 16 to 24 year olds in Poole are not in employment, education or training.

Answer: I have been asked to reply.We estimate from data provided by the Connexions Service that 174 16 to 18-year-olds (i.e. young people aged 16, 17 or 18) were not in education, employment or training (NEET) in the Poole local authority area at the end of June 2007. Equivalent information is not available for 19 to 24-year-olds.These NEET measures are those used for setting and monitoring Local Authority NEET targets. The definition differs from that used to measure the national departmental PSA NEET target. The Connexions NEET measure does not cover the entire population for example it excludes those on gap years and those in custody. The PSA measure is for academic rather than calendar age 16-18.

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