§ 127. Mr. Malcolm MacPhersonasked the Minister of Labour how many youth employment officers, in total, are employed by those education authorities which operate the Youth Employment Service; and what difficulties have been met in attracting people of adequate quality to maintain the service at a high level of efficiency.
§ Mr. CarrI assume the hon. Member's Question relates to Scotland, where twelve education authorities employ a total of eighty youth employment officers. I am informed that posts recently vacant have been filled by suitable officers. In a few cases, however, there was some delay in making an appointment and the number of suitable applicants was small.