§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many redundancies have been notified to his Department in Scotland in each of the past six months; and how many of these lost jobs were held by males.
§ Mr. John FraserI am informed by the Manpower Services Commission that the latest information in the form requested is as follows:
Month Redundancies notified Redundancies affecting males July 1975 1,730 1,300 August 1975 1,320 780 September 1975 2,020 1,510 October 1975 2,400 1,940 November 1975 3,270 2,430 December 1975 810 550 Total 11,550 8,510