HC Deb 26 July 1971 vol 822 cc35-6W
Mr. Gwynoro Jones

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list the number of redundancy notices, together with the number of people involved, known to his Department for each month since June, 1970, in Wales.

Mr. Dudley Smith

It is not the practice to keep records of every minor redundancy, but the following is the information available for redundancies notified in Wales since June, 1970.

Month Number of Notifications Number of Workpeople Involved
1970
June 12 380
July 21 600
August 12 1,380
September 18 830
October 10 700
November 28 1,370
December 11 430
1971
January 30 1,710
February 31 1,980
March 48 3,440
April 35 1,780
May 22 950
June 23 940
Total 301 16,490

Mr. Gwynoro Jones

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish a list of firms known to his Department which have issued redundancy notices since June, 1970, in Wales, giving the number of people involved in each case and the location of the firm.

Mr. Dudley Smith

Information supplied by individual employers is usually provided for official use only and I would not feel justified in publishing it.