§ Mr. FieldTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will assess the accuracy of the recording of the official data on Jobcentre vacancies following the Low Pay Unit's report. [151769]
§ Miss Melanie JohnsonThis information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply.
Letter from Karen Dunnell to Mr. Frank Field, dated 28 February 2001:
The National Statistician has been asked to reply to your recent question on jobcentre vacancies (151769). I am replying in his absence.
All key outputs of National Statistics, including jobcentre vacancy statistics, are subject to quality assurance reviews at least every five years with the involvement of external expertise. The next review of vacancy statistics has been provisionally scheduled to take place in 2002/03.