§ Mr. Proctorasked the Secretary of State for Employment what would be the cost of the Manpower Services Commission of operating jobcentres in Billericay and Wickford on the basis of the proposals made by the Basildon district council and considered by the commission.
§ Mr. Peter Morrison[pursuant to his reply, 24 June 1981, c. 74]: There would be little additional cost to the Manpower Services Commission in operating part-time employment services in Billericay and Wickford on the basis of the proposals made by the Basildon district council, because this would have to be done within the staffing level already fixed for jobcentres in the area. But I understand that, in the commission's judgment, operating these services would not be the best use of the resources which it has available to serve the needs of people looking for work and of employers in the Basildon area.