§ Mrs. Bainasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many job centres and employment exchanges share premises with Armed Services recruiting offices; if he will discontinue such shared accommodation; and if he will issue an instruction that defence posts be kept distinctly separate from other advertised vacancies.
§ Mr. GoldingI am informed by the Manpower Services Commission that, at the present time, one employment office is located in a multi-occupied building where one of the other occupants is an Armed Forces recruiting office. In addition, one job centre is situated in the same building as a recruiting office, but they are entirely self-contained, and the only facility shared is the electricity supply. In both cases the Employment Service Agency officers are considered to be suitably located, and there is no intention to discontinue sharing at this time. I do not intend to issue instructions that defence posts be kept distinctly separate from other advertised vacancies.