HC Deb 24 January 1980 vol 977 cc354-5W
Mr. Kilroy-Silk

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many redundancies there have been (a) on Merseyside and (b) in the North-West, for each month in 1979 and how many are in prospect

Mr. Jim Lester

[pursuant to his reply, 22 January 1980]: Informationon the number of redundancies which have actually taken place is not available. However, I am informed by the Manpower

(a) MERSEYSIDE
January February March April May June
957 913 1,328 3,311 703 1,428
July August September October November December
414 636 806 522 941 1,126
(b) NORTH WEST REGION
January February March April May June
2,789 2,866 3,696 5,076 2,279 3,177
July August September October November December
2,026 2,119 3,943 2,257 4,246 3,528
The November and December figures are still provisional.

So far, redundancies involving 590 employees in Merseyside and 4,097 in the North-West have been notified to the Manpower Services Commission as due to occur in 1980.