§ Mr. Elystan Morganasked the Secretary of State for Wales what notifications he has received of redundancies which have occurred in Wales since 18th June, 1970.
§ Mr. Peter ThomasI have received no direct notification of redundancies which are normally made to my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Employment. I understand, however, that between the 1st July, 1970, and the 31st January, 1971, the Department of Employment were notified of redundancies involving a loss of 7,400 jobs with just over 7,000 actually being made redundant. In the same period industrial
Establishment Target Date Staff complement in October 1970 Approximate Staff complement on completion Passport Office, Newport completed 87 Inland Revenue, London Accounts Office, Newport completed 80 Heavy Goods Vehicle Testing Centre, Swansea completed 150 Land Registry, Swansea no firm date 98 550 Inland Revenue, London Accounts Office, Cardiff Nov. 1971 — 50 Royal Mint 1973 511 835 Computer Centre for Driver and Vehicle Licensing Centre, Swansea 1977 318 4,200 Business Statistic Office, Newport 1973 274 1,200 Inland Revenue Schedule E Centre, Cardiff 1975 — 2,790 Inland Revenue Collection Centre, Cardiff 1977 — 100 M.O.D., Cardiff 1974 — 1,500 D.T.I., Insolvency, etc., work South-East Wales 1973–4 — Not yet decided