§ Mr. Harold Walkerasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many people in his Department and the Manpower Services Commission are employed on job placement services; how this compares with May 1979; and what he expects the figure to be in November 1983.
§ Mr. Peter MorrisonStaff numbers are counted on set quarter dates. On 1 April 1979 there were 10,830 permanent staff employed in the Manpower Services Commission's employment services division's jobcentres and employment offices. On 1 October 1982 the equivalent figure was 9,313. further reductions are expected over the next year as a result of the introduction of voluntary registration for employment and the acceptance of the recommendations of the recent Rayner review of the general employment service. None of the staff in my Department is employed on job placement services.