§ Dr. Lynne JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will make it his policy to require the Employment Service to retain information on rates of pay for job vacancies.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythResponsibility for the subject of the question has been delegated to the Employment Service agency under its chief executive. I have asked him to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from M.E.G. Fogden to Dr. Lynne Jones, dated 25 October 1993:
As the Employment Service is an Executive Agency, the Secretary of State has asked me to write to you direct to respond to your Parliamentary Question to him about the Employment Service retaining information on rates of pay for job vacancies. This is something which falls within the responsibilities he has delegated to me as Chief Executive of the Agency.Jobcentres do have information on rates of pay in their area. This is taken from details given by employers when they notify vacancies and from vacancies advertised in local newspapers. The information, which is rather generalised in nature, is used to advise employers and jobseekers who seek guidance on prevailing pay rates in a locality.I hope this is helpful.As decided by the Administration Committee of the House of Commons, Chief Executive replies to written Parliamentary Questions will now be published in the Official Report. I will also place a copy of this letter in the Library of the House.