§ Mr. Dunnettasked the Secretary of State for Employment what steps he will take to encourage the filling of 1,458 vacancies currently notified in the Nottingham employment district area so as to reduce the total of 14,575 persons currently unemployed in the same area.
§ Mr. GoldingI am informed by the Manpower Services Commission that ESA staff in the Nottingham district are taking special steps to reduce the number of unemployed. These include the mounting of special displays at the jobcentres, open-378W ing a mini-office for a short period in a shopping centre, and running a half-hour phone-in programme once a week on local radio.