§ Mr. Trewasked the Secretary of State for Employment what have been the number of factory closures and the resultant redundancies in the Dartford and Gravesend employment exchange areas respectively since 1961.
§ Mr. Chichester-ClarkNot all closures are notified to my Department and records are held for the Dartford and Gravesend employment exchange areas only from 1966 onwards. These show closures of establishments engaged in manufacturing industry and resultant redundancies in these two areas as follows:
Dartford Year Closures Numbers made redundant 1966 … … 3 113 1967 … … 2 102 1968 … … 3 637 1969 … … — — 1970 … … 1 63 1971 … … 3 144 Total … … 12 1,059 54W
Gravesend Year Closures Numbers made redundant 1966 … … — — 1967 … … — — 1968 … … 1 23 1969 … … — — 1970 … … 1 324 1971 … … 2 944 Total … … 4 1,291 months specified could be calculated only at a disproportionate cost.