§ Mr. Bob Dunnasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish by occupational classification the number of persons employed in the area covered 491W by the jobcentre, Lowfield Street, Dart-ford.
§ Mr. Jim Lester[pursuant to his reply, 23 May 1980, c. 443]: The following information from the 1971 census of
I … … Farmers, Foresters, Fishermen … … … … … … … 1,110 II … … Miners and Quarrymen … … … … … … … … — III … … Gas, Coke and Chemical Makers … … … … … … 400 VI … … Electrical and electronic workers … … … … … … 720 VII … … Engineering and allied trade workers … … … … … … 3,820 VIII … … Woodworkers … … … … … … … … … 850 IX … … X … … Leather, textile and clothing workers … … … … … … 210 XI … … XII … … Food, drink and tobacco workers … … … … … … 280 XIII … … Paper and printing workers … … … … … … … 960 XIV … … Makers of other products … … … … … … … 240 XV … … Construction workers … … … … … … … … 830 XVI … … Painters and decorators … … … … … … … … 490 XVII … … Drivers of stationary engines, cranes, etc. … … … … … 710 XVIII … … Labourers not elsewhere classified … … … … … … 18,00 XIX … … Transport and communication workers … … … … … 2,110 XX … … Warehousemen, storekeepers, packers, bottlers … … … … 1,750 XXI … … Clerical workers … … … … … … … … … 4,880 XXII … … Sales workers … … … … … … … … … 3,530 XXIII … … Service, sport and recreational workers … … … … … 5,290 XXIV … … Administrators and managers … … … … … … … 1,520 XXV … … Professional, technical workers, artists … … … … … … 5,760 … … Remainder including inadequately described occuptions … … … 250 All occupations … … … … … … … … 37,600 Based on 10 per cent. sample from 1971 census of population, and subject to sampling errors.
§ Mr. Bob Dunnasked the Secretary of State for Employment whether he has any plans to dispose of the Department of Employment premises in Lowfield Street, Dartford following the opening of the jobcentre; and, if not, for what purpose the premises are retained.
§ Mr. Jim Lester[pursuant to his reply, 23 May 1980, c. 443]: I am informed by the Manpower Services Commission, which is responsible for the public employment service, that the former employment office premises at 208 Lowfield Street, are owned by the Property Services Agency (PSA), who says it intends to retain them. Following the opening of the Dartford jobcentre MSC reduced its holding in 208 Lowfield Street by about 1,200 sq. ft. This was returned to the PSA, who has allocated most of it to the Department of Employment benefit service and the remainder to the Department of Health and Social Security.
Because the jobcentre was not big enough to accommodate all the jobcentre services, MSC retained about 500 sq ft at 208 Lowfield Street, and this is used to provide a service for disabled people.
492Wpopulation shows the occupation orders for those with a workplace in the area covered by the jobcentre at Lowfield Street, Dartford. This is the latest information on occupations available for small areas.
§ Mr. Bob Dunnasked the Secretary of State of State for Employment if he will publish in the Official Report the cost of each application for work at the job-centre, Lowfield Street, Dartford, Kent.
§ Mr. Jim Lester[pursuant to his reply, 23 May 1980, c. 443]: I am informed by the Manpower Services Commission that it is estimated that the current annual cost of the Dartford jobcentre is £110,000 and that in the first three months of its operation 1,883 registrations for employment were received there. However, many other activities take place in jobcentres and the exact cost of these registrations is not available.
§ Mr. Bob Dunnasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish in the Official Report the number of applications made for work at the job-centre Lowfield Street, Dartford, since its opening and how many applications were successfully resolved.
§ Mr. Jim Lester[pursuant to his reply, 23 May 1980, c. 443]: I am informed by the Manpower Services Commission that in the first three months since its opening 493W on 14 January 1980, 1,883 registrations for employment were made at the job-centre at Lowfield Street, Dartford. During the same period the jobcentre achieved 535 placings of people into employment.