§ Mr. Newtonasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many men over 21 years are currently (a) employed and (b) registered unemployed in occupations for which adult male average weekly earnings, net of the tax and national insurance deduction appropriate to a man with a wife and three children under 11 years of age, are below the level of social security benefits payable to a similar family following the forthcoming increases in such benefits. 708W cost of the Burton on Trent Jobcentre in each year since its opening, and projected for 1976; and how many unemployed persons it has placed in jobs in each of those years.
§ Mr. GoldingI am informed by the Manpower Services Commission that whereas no precise costs for the Burton on Trent jobcentre are available at the present time, the following estimates have been made:
AVERAGE SALARY COST PLUS ACCOMMODATION AND COMMON SERVICES
Burton on Trent Jobcentre 1974–75 £52,025 (at 1974–75 prices). 1975–76 £60,920 (at 1975–76 prices). 1976–77 £70,770 (projected) (at June 1976 prices). The number of unemployed persons placed in each of the years since the jobcentre opened are as follows:—
1974–75 1,704. 1975–76 1,805 (estimated 11 month's figures only available). 1976–77 1,906 projected to end of current year).