§ Mr. Skinnerasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list the number of redundancies in the county of Derbyshire for the following industries during the last 12 month: (a) metal manufacturing, (b) textiles, (c) mechanical engineering and (d) construction.
§ Mr. WaddingtonThere are no comprehensive statistics on redundancies. During the past 12 months, redundancies involving 10 or more employees, reported to the Manpower Services Commission as due to occur in Derbyshire, were as follows:
Standard Industrial Classification (1968) Number of Redundancies November 1981–October 1982 Order VI Metal Manufacturing 617 Order XIII Textiles 869 Order VII Mechanical Engineering 550 Order XX Construction 351 Note:
Figures for September and October 1982, included in the total, are provisional.