HC Deb 22 November 1979 vol 974 cc320-1W
Mr. Ray Powell

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many redundancies or job losses have been recorded in Wales since 4 May of the current year.

Mr. Jim Lester

I regret that the precise information as requested is not available. However, I am informed by the Manpower Services Commission that, from information available to it, 5,104 redundancies were due to have occurred in Wales during the period May 1979 to October 1979.