§ Mr. HansonTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment (I) how many jobcentres and job clubs currently subscribe to "Jobsearch"; [38916]
(2) what assessment she has made of the quality of advertisements in the magazine "Jobsearch". [38915]
§ Mr. ForthResponsibility for the subject of the questions has been delegated to the Employment Service Agency under its chief executive. I have asked him to arrange for a reply to be given.
193WLetter from Mike Fogden to Mr. David Hanson, dated 23 July 1996:
The Secretary of State has asked me to reply to your questions asking what assessment she has made of the quality of advertisements in the magazine Jobsearch, and how many Jobcentres and Jobclubs currently subscribe to Jobsearch. This is something which falls within the responsibilities delegated to me as Chief Executive of the Agency.It is not the role of the Employment Service to monitor or attempt to influence the quality or content of privately produced publications. There are governing bodies specifically for this. Advertisements in newspapers or other publications must comply with the appropriate Codes of Practice, and any individual having a complaint can ask the Advertising Standards Authority to investigate.There are no central subscription arrangements for the Jobsearch magazine, nor do we keep centrally records of Jobcentres or Jobclubs which subscribe. To obtain this information would require disproportionate costs so I am sorry I am unable to provide it.