§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many redundancies have been notified to his Department in the past two months; and if he will indicate the sources of notification, by town or area, whichever is the most administratively convenient.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithInformation about the numbers of redundancies notified in the past two months is not available for all areas. However, as at 31st March, 1971, the numbers recorded by my Department as due to take effect in February and March, 1971, in each of the Department's regions were as follows:
Region February March Northern 1,250 2,850 Yorkshire and Humberside 2,450 3,700 Eastern and Southern 2,800 3,550 London and South Eastern 4,700 5,200 South Western 1,000 1,700 Wales 1,550 1,200 Midlands 4,550 7,900 North Western 4,450 7,050 Scotland 3,550 6,600