§ Mr. Speedasked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity what, in the last year for which figures are available, was the total cost of running the Professional and Executive Register, the number of people employed and the cost per person placed.
§ Mr. DellIn the 1968–69 financial year the estimated total cost, including all overhead expenses, of providing the services of the Professional and Executive Register at local offices was about £700,000. An average of 302 staff was directly employed on the service. A simple division of the total cost by the recorded number of placings effected in the 1968–69 financial year produces a figure of about £63 but this would be an over-estimate of the cost per placing as part of the work of these offices lies in the provision of information and advice about employment opportunites.