§ Mr. Frank R. Whiteasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many jobcentres and employment exchanges there are in each of Great Britain's regions.
§ Mr. Jim LesterI am informed by the Manpower Services Commission that at 31 January 1980 the number of job-centres and employment offices in the areas served by its Employment Service Division was as follows:
Area Number of Jobcentres Number of Employment Offices London— North-West 28 12 North-East 15 20 South 16 19 South-East 43 14 Southern 37 16 Eastern 46 29 South-West 36 32 North-West 25 18 Manchester 28 24 Merseyside 21 16 Wales 75 32 Western 25 21 West Midlands 33 26 Scotland— West 40 24 East and North 33 27 North-East 40 17 East Pennine 51 21 East Midlands 38 22 Totals 630 390