§ Mr. Simsasked the Secretary of State for Employment (1) how many vacancies for (a) hotel waiters and (b) hotel receptionists were registered at employment service agencies in the Greater London area at the most recent convenient date;
(2) how many persons seeking employment as (a) hotel waiters and (b) hotel receptionists were registered at employment service agencies in the Greater London area from 1st January 1977 until the most recent convenient date.
§ Mr. GoldingThe information is not available in the precise form requested. The numbers unemployed are analysed at quarterly intervals according to the occupation for which they are registered for subsequent employment. A corresponding analysis is made of notified vacancies. The following table shows for Greater London the latest information, which is for March.
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Unemployed Notified vacancies Hotel receptionists … 57 90 Waiters/waitresses … 677 340 The vacancy figures relate only to vacancies notified to employment offices and are not a measure of total vacancies.
§ Mr. Simsasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many work permits for (a) hotel waiters and (b) hotel receptionists were issued in respect of employment in the Greater London area from 1st January 1977 to the most recent convenient date.
§ Mr. John GrantAvailable information does not allow precise figures to be given. Between 1st January and 30th June 1977, about 90 permits for overseas workers have been issued for waiting staff and about 15 for receptionists for hotels in the Greater London area.