§ Mr. Gordon Brownasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many persons were placed by Scottish jobcentres in 1979, 1983 and 1984 to the latest available date.
§ Mr. Allan StewartThe number of persons placed by Scottish jobcentres in 1979, 1983 and 1984 to date was as follows:
Number 1979 212,911 1983 191,413 1984 to date 104,766
§ Mr. Gordon Brownasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many long-term unemployed were registered at Scottish jobcentres in 1979, 1983 and 1984 to the latest available date.
§ Mr. Allan StewartThe annual average in Scotland for 1979 of the monthly count of people registered as unemployed for more than 52 weeks was 45,864. The corresponding averages for the number of claimants who had been unemployed for more than 52 weeks in 1983 and for the period 12 January to 5 April 1984, the latest date for which information is available, were 122,234 and 130,827 respectively. The figure for 1979 is not comparable with those for 1983 and 1984 because of the change from a registrant to a claimant based count in October 1982.
§ Mr. Gordon Brownasked the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) if he will list by age band the numbers of persons placed by Scottish jobcentres in 1979, 1983 and 1984 to the latest available date;
(2) if he will list by age band the numbers of long-term unemployed registered at Scottish jobcentres in 1979, 1983 and 1984 to the latest available date;
(3) if he will estimate the proportion of all Scottish job vacancies filled by jobcentres in 1979, 1983 and 1984 to the latest available date.
§ Mr. Allan StewartI shall reply to the hon. Member as soon as possible.
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§ Mr. Gordon Brownasked the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) if he will estimate the proportion of vacancies in Scotland expected to be filled by (a) jobcentres, (b) jobshops and (c) jobpoints in the current year;
(2) if he will estimate the weekly saving his Department expects to make per unemployed person as a result of the reorganisation of jobcentres.
§ Mr. Allan StewartThis information is not available because the Manpower Services Commission has yet to formulate its proposals for the development of the employment service in the requisite detail.