HC Deb 26 July 1982 vol 28 cc424-5W
Mr. James Hamilton

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many redundancies have been reported to him in the area covered by the Bothwell constituency over the last three years up until May; and how many have resulted in closures.

Mr. Alexander Fletcher

[pursuant to his reply, 13 July 1982, c. 277]: There are no comprehensive statistics of redundancies and closures. The table following gives information on the numbers of redundancies involving 10 or more employees reported to the Manpower Services Commission as due to occur in the Bellshill, Uddington, Airdrie, Coatbridge, Motherwell and Parkhead employment office areas (parts of which cover the Bothwell constituency), including those known to have resulted in closure, in each year since 1979.

1979 1980 1981 1982*
Instances of redundancy† 54 84 106 32
Numbers of workers made redundant† 2,939 4,875 4,448 1,895
Instances of closure — 17 18 7
Jobs involved in closures — 988 747 502
* January-May provisional.
† including those resulting in closure.

1979–80 Acquisitions
Region Industry Housing/Commerce Total
£ Acres £ Acres £ Acres
Lothian 226,299 19.39 351,942 9.98 578,241 29.37
Grampian 3,167 * 260,371 100.89 263,538 100.89
Fife — — 85,000 0.26 85,000 0.26
Strathclyde — — 10,336 1.40 10,336 1.40
229,466 19.39 707,649 112.53 937,115 131.92
* Tenement Flat.

1979–80 Disposals
Region Receipts Acres
£
Lothian 847,000 29.62
Highland 20,500 3.27
Fife 20,000 5.60
Dumfries and Galloway 72,630 6.18
960,130 44.67