§ Mr. Freesonasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many redundancies have been reported to the Manpower Services Commission involving firms in (a) the greater London area and (b) the Brent travel-to-work area for each year since May 1979.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkThe numbers of redundancies reported as due to occur in greater London and in the London borough of Brent since May 1979 are as follows:
Greater London London Borough of Brent* May 1979-April 1980 24,246 959 May 1980-April 1981 42,628 745 May 1981-April 1982 51,616 2,915 May 1982-April 1983 44,331 2,042 May 1983-September 1983† 13,012 686 Notes * These figures cover Wembley, Kilburn and Willesden jobcentre areas. † Includes provisional figures for August and September 1983.