§ Mr. Michael McNair-Wilsonasked the Secretary of State for Employment what steps he is taking to improve the employment service given by his Department in the Greater London area; and whether he will make a statement.
§ Mr. R. CarrWithin recent months my Department has started operating a computer job bank in the area to improve the circulation of employers' vacancies between local offices and it has established an employment information centre to help deal with demands for categories of jobs or workers which cannot be readily met by the local exchange. Arrangements have also been made for all local offices in Greater London to stay open until 7 p.m. on Tuesday evenings to help cater for people who have difficulty in calling during normal opening hours.
I believe that these improvements in my Department's services will help to give the industrial and business community in Greater London more efficient means of bringing together the employer requiring labour and the job seeker. I hope that both employers and people seeking work will make increasing use of our services so that they become more effective in satisfying firms' demands for labour and the individual employee's desire for a better job.