§ Mr. Wheelerasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is his estimate of the number of job vacancies in Greater London in organisations such as the Metropolitan Police which do not advertise such vacancies through employment exchanges.
§ Mr. Jim LesterI am informed by the Manpower Services Commission that, while it is not possible to calculate the number of vacancies in Greater London which are not notified to jobcentres and employment offices, it estimates that about one third of all vacancies in the economy are notified to them. In the course of the month ending 12 June 1980, 41,992 vacancies were notified to the three London employment service division areas.
The employment service in London has effective working links with public service organisations such as the Metropolitan Police and the Post Office which regularly notify vacancies to jobcentres and employment offices. It is co-operating fully with the current Metropolitan Police campaign.