HC Deb 27 April 1981 vol 3 c293W
Mr. Loveridge

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the number of applicants registering for work at the jobcentre in the United Kingdom with the lowest number of applications in the last month for which returns are available; how many vacancies were filled through that jobcentre in the same month; how many staff were employed there; and what was the cost of running the centre, including a figure for rent or rent equivalent to be separately stated.

Mr. Peter Morrison

The information requested for the full-time jobcentre with the lowest number of applications in the last month for which figures are available—10 January to 6 February 1981—is as follows:

  1. (a) the number of new registrations for employment was 31.
  2. (b) the number of vacanies filled was 13.
  3. (c) the number of staff employed was one.
  4. (d) the total cost of running the jobcentre was £900.

(This figure is the monthly average over the period April to February 1981).