§ 18. Mr. Eadieasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list the current number of unfilled vacancies on the professional register in Scotland, compared with the previous year.
§ Mr. David HowellOn 8th September, 1971, the latest date for which statistics are available, there were 298 unfilled vacancies notified to the offices of the Professional and Executive Register in Scotland compared with 560 on 9th September, 1970.
§ 19. Mr. John Robertsonasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he 340W will give details of the current number of unfilled vacancies listed by his Department's offices in Scotland.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithAt 3rd November, 7,255 notified vacancies remained unfilled in Scotland. Of these, 2,698 were for men, 734 for boys, 2,740 for women and 1,083 for girls. As there is no obligation on employers to notify their vacancies to my Department, the figures do not purport to measure the total number of vacancies in Scotland.