§ Mr. Luceasked the Secretary of State for Employment what proportion of those registered for jobs on the Professional and Executive Register are professional executives with recognised professional qualifications including a university degree.
§ Mr. GoldingI am informed by the Manpower Services Commission that an analysis in May 1976 showed that 33 per cent. of persons enrolled with the Professional Executive Register at the time held professional qualifications of at least degree standard.
§ Mr. Luceasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many people are registered with the Professional and Executive Register; how many people the Professional and Executive Register has placed in jobs in 1974, 1975 and 1976, respectively; and what proportion this is of its total register.
§ Mr. GoldingI am informed by the Manpower Services Commission, that the number of persons registered with the Professional and Executive Register on 3rd September 1976 was 105,894. The number of placements made by PER in 1974 was 8,289 in 1975, 6,689 and in 1976—first nine months—5,816.
In the three periods, the number of placements was 6 per cent., 4 per cent. and 4 per cent., respectively, expressed as a percentage of the number of persons enrolling with PER.
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§ Mr. Luceasked the Secretary of State for Employment what has been the annual revenue and expenditure for the Professional and Executive Register in 1974, 1975 and 1976, respectively.
Financial year Income from fees
Subvention Total income
Expenditure … £000 £000 £000 £000 1974–75 … 1,551 817 2,368 3,394 1975–76 (provisional figure) … 1,932 1,200 3,132 4,038 1976–77 (first 6 months) … 1,206 800 2,006 2,299