§ Mr. LeightonTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many vacancies in London docklands were(a) notified to, and (b) filled by jobcentres in each of the last seven years.
§ Mr. LeeFollowing is the available information. The table shows the total numbers of placings by jobcentres and vacancies notified to jobcentres covering an area closely corresponding to the London docklands development area for each year from 1983 to 1987.
London Docklands development area2 Year Notified vacancies Placings 19831 12,291 7,900 1984 17,920 11,771 1985 19,959 13,472 1986 22,108 15,791 1987 22,919 14,816 1 The requested information is only available from April 1983. The figures therefore relate to April to December only. 2 The jobcentres which cover the London docklands development area are Bermondsey, Plaistow, Poplar, Shoreditch and Stepney. However, vacancies notified to Bermondsey jobcentre between May 1985 and April 1986 are excluded, as they cannot be separately identified.