§ 30. Mr. McCrindleasked the Secretary of State for Employment what progress is being made in his Department's efforts to obtain fuller information on available vacancies and increase the number of placings achieved by the employment exchanges.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithImmediate action is being taken to improve services to employees and employers by extension of job-display, improved vacancy circulation and other longer-term measures. However, the plans for modernising the Employment Service outlined in "People and Jobs" will take time to accomplish and it is too early to expect clear results as yet.
§ Mr. Ewingasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many unfilled vacancies there were at the end of April, 1972, in the employment exchange areas of Stirling, Falkirk and Grangemouth; and what were the comparative figures for each of the previous five years.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithAt 3rd May the numbers of notified vacancies remaining unfilled in the areas covered by the Stirling, Falkirk and Grangemouth employment exchanges were 170, 61 and 46, respectively.
Following is the information:
NOTIFIED VACANCIES REMAINING UNFILLED IN THE AREAS COVERED BY THE STIRLING, FALKIRK AND GRANGEMOUTH EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGES Stirling Falkirk Grange-mouth May, 1971 139 90 9 May, 1970 177 227 100 May, 1969 159 272 203 May, 1968 164 304 112 May, 1967 167 139 138 The statistics relate only to notified vacancies remaining unfilled and do not purport to measure the total unsatisfied demand for labour.