HC Deb 11 March 1968 vol 760 cc201-2W
Mr. David Mitchell

asked 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. Fernyhough

Following 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 Mitchell

asked the Minister of Labour what was the cost to his 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. Fernyhough

I regret that the information is not available. Placings are recorded by industry and not by occupation.

Mr. David Mitchell

asked 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. Fernyhough

The 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.