§ Mr. Ralph Howellasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is his latest estimate of the proportion of total vacancies which are reported to the employment offices.
§ Mr. GoldingI am informed by the Manpower Services Commission that its staff conducted a special national survey of engagements and vacancies in respect of the period 7th April-8th July 1977. This suggested that at that time just over a third of all vacancies were notified to employment offices.