HC Deb 11 November 1991 vol 198 c414W
Mr. Fearn

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what representations he has had concerning redundancies in the building industry.

Mr. Forth

This Department has had a number of representations about employment in the building industry. A wide range of training, enterprise and employment measures are available to help unemployed people.

Mr. Fearn

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what was the number of redundancies in the building industry for the first three quarters of 1991.

Mr. Forth

It is estimated that there were 3,066 confirmed redundancies in the construction industry in Great Britain in the first quarter of 1991, 3,423 in the second quarter and a provisional total of 2,079 in the third quarter of 1991.