§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many rehabilitation centres, and where, are currently run by the MSC and if he will give an assurance that none of these will have to close in the next financial year.
§ Mr. Jim Lester[pursuant to his reply, 25 November 1980]: I am informed by the Manpower Services Commission that it currently runs 27 employment rehabilitation centres. These are listed below. The commission is currently undertaking a review of its role in employment rehabilitation, and the future size of the ERC network will therefore have to defend on the commission's assessment of the needs to be met in relation to the resources available. Specifically, the commission is expected to consider early next year whether two rather than three ERCs would suffice to meet the rehabilitation needs in the North-East of England.
Employment Rehabilitation Centres currently run by MSC
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- Dundee
- Glasgow
- Bellshill
- Edinburgh
- Leeds
- Hull
- Sheffield
- North Staffordshire (Hanley)
- Bristol
- Garston Manor (Watford)
- Perivale
- Egham
- Killingworth
- Felling
- Billingham
- Preston
- Liverpool
- Manchester
- Long Eaton
- Leicester
- Birmingham
- Coventry
- Port Talbot
- Cardiff
- Waddon
- Portsmouth
- Plymout
§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for Employment what have been the numbers of unfilled vacancies at employment offices and careers offices in (a) Wolverhampton and (b) the West Midlands for each of the past 10 years.
§ Mr. Jim Lester[pursuant to his reply, 25 November 1980]: The following gives the numbers of vacancies
Wolverhampton employment office area West Midlands region At employment offices At careers offices At employment offices At careers offices November each year: 1971 180 141 7,506 2,934 1972 341 267 11,811 4,355 1973 740 820 29,267 14,394 1974 * * * 1975 155 107 5,679 1,926 1976 * * †7,800 * 1977 357 60 10,148 2,034 1978 548 79 14,324 2,309 1979 423 70 13,904 1,901 1980 (provisional) 208 8 5,157 485 * Not available †Estimated.