§ Mr. Malcolm BruceTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list by region the annual cost of advertising job vacancies in the press and on radio in Scotland. [15597]
§ Miss WiddecombeResponsibility 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 Mr. Malcolm Bruce, dated 23 March 1995:
The Secretary of State has asked me to reply to your question about the annual cost of advertising job vacancies in the Press and on the Radio in Scotland, listed by region.Unfortunately this information is not recorded centrally, as it is the responsibility of the local Business Manager and is therefore managed at a local level.The Employment Service uses 12 Radio stations spread over Scotland and over 100 different Newspapers. This makes the cost of collecting this information prohibitive.I am sorry I cannot be more helpful.