§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish a table showing the total number of male and female redundancies notified to his Department in the first quarter of 1973 in each planning region of the United Kingdom; and if he will show how this compares with the same period in each of the past five years.
§ Mr. Chichester-ClarkFollowing is the information relating to Great Britain:
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REDUNDANCIES NOTIFIED IN THE PLANNING REGIONS OF GREAT BRITAIN DURING THE MONTHS JANUARY TO MARCH Northern Yorkshire and Humberside East Anglia South Eastern South Western Wales East Midlands West Midlands North Western Scotland Great Britain total 1968 Males 6,120 — 360 11,230 2,470 830 2,890 6,920 5,930 5,370 42,120 Females 630 — 190 4,310 490 440 800 1,510 1,950 1,810 12,130 Not distinguished — 7,390 — — — — 1,490 1,470 — — 10,350 Total 6,750* 7,390† 550† 15,540*† 2,960 1,270 5,180 9,900 7,880* 7,180* 64,600 1969 Males 3,180 — 410 7,240 2,590 2,620 3,010 3,560 4,120 3,040 29,770 Females 540 — 140 3,470 430 210 550 670 1,320 1,410 8,740 Not distinguished — 3,460 — — — — 50 1,490 — — 5,000 Total 3,720* 3,7460† 550† 10,710*† 3,020 2,830 3,610 5,720 5,440* 4,450* 43,510 1970 Males 1,040 — 420 10,390 1,840 2,090 1,510 1,400 10,080 2,580 31,350 Females 300 — 320 4,910 340 660 1,340 1,120 2,440 1,560 12,990 Not distinguished — 4,200 — — — — 940 760 — — 5,900 Total 1,340* 4,200† 740† 15,300*† 2,180 2,750 3,790 3,280 12,520* 4,140* 50,240 1971 Males 3,960 8,790 1,910 11,970 3,190 5,370 4,720 5,210 12,300 6,990 64,410 Females 1,160 3,340 1,350 6,760 1,280 1,730 1,840 1,150 5,840 6,180 30,630 Not distinguished — — — — — — — 1,250 2,140 — 3,390 Total 5,120* 12,130 3,260 18,730*† 4,470 7,100 7,810 8,500 18,140* 13,170* 98,430 1972 Males 4,080 3,790 260 9,150 1,640 2,830 1,160 2,600 8,990 5,110 39,610 Females 750 2,080 140 4,380 400 1,070 770 800 4,150 2,080 16,620 Not distinguished — — — — — 220 220 510 — — 950 Total 4,830 5,870 400 13,530*† 2,040 4,120 2,l50 3,9l0 13,140* 7,190 57,180 1973 Males 1,910 2,580 660 7,950 1,010 720 1,040 710 2,590 3,260 22,430 Females 120 830 150 4,540 130 190 260 240 1,200 1,110 8,770 Not distinguished 700 — — — — — 560 40 — — 1,300 Total 2,730 3,410 810 12,490 1,140 910 1,860 990 3,790 4,370 32,500 * Figures relate to "statistical" (not "calendar") quarters. † Figures are of redundancies "effective" (not "notified") during the quarter.