Written question asked by Brian Jenkins (Labour) on Tuesday, 9 June 1998, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 16 June 1998. It was answered by Lord Howarth of Newport (Labour) on Tuesday, 16 June 1998 on behalf of the Department for Education and Employment.

Dept for Education and Employment;Employment Service

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, how many job vacancies were notified to the Tamworth Job Centre in each month since May 1997. - Text of letter from Leigh Lewis of Employment Service Agency. Table given.

Answer: Mr. Jenkins: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many job vacancies were notified to the Tamworth Job Centre in each month since May 1997. [45535] Mr. Alan Howarth: Responsibility 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 Leigh Lewis to Mr. Brian Jenkins, dated June 1998: As the Employment Service is an Executive Agency, the Secretary of State has asked me to reply direct to your question regarding the number of job vacancies notified to Tamworth Jobcentre each month since May 1997. A total of 4,719 vacancies were notified to Tamworth Jobcentre over the twelve months from May 1997--April 1998. The table below gives a breakdown of figures for each month. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Month Number of vacancies May 1997 396 June 1997 484 July 1997 527 August 1997 482 September 1997 445 October 1997 381 November 1997 495 December 1997 347 January 1998 141 February 1998 368 March 1998 319 April 1998 334 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. I hope this is helpful.

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