§ Mr. David Mitchellasked the Minister of Labour what was the number of male and the number of female employees placed directly by his Department's adult placement service in 1966 and 1967.
§ Mr. FernyhoughFollowing is the information:
NUMBERS OF ADULTS PLACED IN EMPLOYMENT BY EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGES IN GREAT BRITAIN Men Women All adults 2nd December, 1965 to 7th December 1966 (53 weeks) 1,060,431 508,428 1,568,859 8th December 1966 to 6th December, 1967 (52 weeks) 936,349 486,713 1,423,062
§ Mr. David Mitchellasked the Minister of Labour what was the cost to his 202W Department of placing females in secretarial and clerical employment; and how many were placed, in the Greater London area, and elsewhere, respectively, in 1966 and 1967.
§ Mr. FernyhoughI regret that the information is not available. Placings are recorded by industry and not by occupation.
§ Mr. David Mitchellasked the Minister of Labour what was the total cost in 1966 and 1967 of the placement service of his Department, broken down into juveniles and adults.
§ Mr. FernyhoughThe total cost in 1966 and 1967 of the employment service of the Ministry, broken down into youth and adult services, is as follows:
Youth Adult 1966 £852,000 £10,250,000 1967 £860,000 £10,500,000 In addition, Local Authorities operate a Youth Employment Service for the Ministry, the estimated cost of which, for the 1966–67 financial year, was £4,063,000 and for 1967–68 is £4,692,000. 75 per cent. of this is grant-aided by the Ministry.
The figures for the adult service include the cost of the disablement resettlement service (about £2 million per annum), the professional and executive register and the occupational guidance service for adults. The figures for the youth employment service include the careers advisory service.