§ Mr. AingerTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment (1) how many of the vacancies notified in each of the last six months to jobcentres(a) in the United Kingdom and (6) in Wales were full-time and how many were part-time;
(2) what is the minimum number of hours involved in a job which qualifies to be registered as a vacancy at a jobcentre;
Numbers of full-time and part-time vacancies notified to jobcentres Quarter 5 October 1992 to 8 January 1993 11 January 1993 to 2 April 1993 5 April 1993 to 2 July 1993 Great Britain Number of full-time vacancies notified 291,814 300,859 362,263 Number of part-time vacancies notified2 156,237 149,041 171,469 Wales1 Number of full-time vacancies notified 17,527 17,860 22,830 Number of part-time vacancies notified2 12,969 11,637 13,831 374W
Numbers of permanent and temporary vacancies notified to jobcentres Quarter 5 October 1992 to 8 January 1993 11 January 1993 to 2 April 1993 5 April 1993 to 2 July 1993 Great Britain Number of permanent vacancies notified 344,723 368,124 422,656 Number of temporary vacancies notified3 103,328 81,776 111,076 Wales1 Number of permanent vacancies notified 20,419 22,000 26,532 Number of temporary vacancies notified3 10,077 7,497 10,129 1 Figures for Wales are included in the figures for Great Britain 2 Part-time=under 30 hours work per week. 3 Temporary=work lasting six months or less. (3) how many of the vacancies notified in each of the last six months (a) in the United Kingdom and (b) in Wales were temporary and how many were permanent.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythResponsibility for the subject of the question has been delegated to the Employment Service Agency under its chief executive. I have asked him to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from J. Turner to Mr. Nick Ainger, dated 12 July 1993:
As the Employment Service is an Executive Agency, it is the responsibility of Mike Fogden, the Agency's Chief Executive to answer Parliamentary Questions about relevant operational matters. In his absence, I am replying to your questions to the Secretary of State about vacancies notified to Jobcentres in the United Kingdom and Wales.The total number of vacancies notified to Jobcentres is collated monthly. Detailed full-time, part-time and temporary vacancy information is available on a quarterly basis. It is collected from offices throughout Great Britain, not the United Kingdom.The tables attached show the information you requested for the past three quarters for Great Britain and Wales. You also asked what is the minimum number of hours involved in a job which qualifies to be registered as a vacancy at a Jobcentre. We do not place any such restrictions before displaying vacancies.I hope this is helpful.As decided by the Administration Committee to the House of Commons, Chief Executive replies to written Parliamentary Questions will now be published in the Official Report. I will also place a copy of this letter in the Library of the House.