§ Mr. MeacherTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if she will list, for the latest month for which figures are available and for the equivalent month in 1990, the number of job vacancies advertised in jobcentres which were(a) part-time and (b) temporary in character; and what proportion of total vacancies advertised each represented. [2423]
§ Mr. ForthResponsibility 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 M. E. G. Fogden to Mr. Michael Meacher, dated 24 November 1995:
The Secretary of State has asked me to reply to your question about part time and temporary vacancies in Jobcentres.The information is recorded on a quarterly basis, rather than monthly as you requested. Details for the latest quarter, and the equivalent period in 1990 are as follows:
10 July 1995–6 October 1995 Number (a) Total number of vacancies notified 697,693 (b) of which were part time 202,561 (c) percentage of total vacancies 29 (d) of which were temporary 162.025 (e) percentage of total vacancies 23.2
9 July 1990 to 5 October 1990 Number (a) Total vacancies notified 622,768 (b) of which were part time 184,312 (c) percentage of total vacancies 29.6 (d) of which were temporary 108,031 (e) percentage of total vacancies 17.3 I hope this is helpful.