§ 47. Mr. Roy Hughesasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many redundancies have been notified as pending for the remainder of 1972 in the Newport, Monmouthshire employment exchange area; which firms have taken these decisions; and what is the numbers involved in each individual firm.
§ Mr. Chichester-ClarkRedundancies involving some 700 workers have been notified to my Department as pending for the remainder of 1972 in the Newport employment exchange area. Information supplied by individual employers is often provided in confidence, and I should not feel justified in publishing it.
§ 48. Mr. Roy Hughesasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list those firms in the Newport, Monmouthshire employment exchange area that have notified him that they have made workpeople redundant in 1972 up to the latest available date; and what are the numbers involved for each individual firm.
§ Mr. Chichester-ClarkInformation supplied by individual employers is often288W provided in confidence and I should not feel justified in publishing it. However redundancies involving some 350 workpeople were notified to my Department by five employers as due to take place between 1st January, 1972 and 22nd June, 1972.