§ Mr. MacKenzieasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what plans he has for the jobcentres at Rutherglen and Cambuslang.
§ Mr. YoungerAt its meeting on 26 April the Manpower Services Commission accepted the strategy underlying proposals for the future development of the public employment service. Plans for the jobcentre network in Scotland will be formulated over the coming months in consultation with interested parties. It is not possible at this stage to say what the final plans will be for particular areas. It is the intention, however, to maintain a service in each locality currently served by a jobcentre.
§ Mr. MacKenzieasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the districts presently covered by the jobcentres at Rutherglen and Cambuslang.
§ Mr. YoungerThe Rutherglen and Cambuslang jobcentres cover the district wards of Rutherglen, Fernhill, 279W Cambuslang, Halfway and the eastern fringes of Toryglen and Kings Park. However, they are used by jobseekers from a wider area of Glasgow and display vacancies which occur over most of Glasgow and much of Lanarkshire as well as selected vacancies elsewhere across the country.
§ Mr. MacKenzieasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many inquiries were dealt with at the two jobcentres in Rutherglen and Cambuslang in the last 12 months for which figures are available.
§ Mr. YoungerIn the year April 1983 to March 1984 Rutherglen jobcentre and Cambuslang jobcentre dealt with 45,479 and 9,479 jobseeker inquiries respectively. In addition 1,587 vacancies were formally notified by employers to Rutherglen jobcentre and 733 vacancies were similarly notified to Cambuslang jobcentre.