§ Mr. David Mitchellasked the Secretary of State for Employment what proportion of current job vacancies are with small businesses; and how many jobs filled during the past 12 months have been with small businesses.
§ Mr. Golding:I am informed by the Manpower Services Commission that the available statistics concern the number of job vacancies notified to local offices of the public employment service, and the number filled by them. These statistics do not distinguish small businesses from others