§ 98. Mr. John Smithasked the Secretary of State for Employment what action his Department is taking to assist those likely to be made redundant when the paper mill operated by Robert Craig and Sons Limited at Caldercruix, Lanarkshire, is closed in finding alternative employment.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithMy Department will make every effort to find alternative employment for those who are to become redundant. Arrangements have been made for a job team to begin interviewing at the mill during week beginning 19th April, following a special canvass for jobs in the surrounding area.
§ Mr. John Smithasked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the total number of redundancies in paper mills in Scotland notified to his Department in each of the last three years, and since June, 1970.
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§ Mr. BryanThe numbers of redundancies in the Paper and Board Manufacturing Industry recorded in Scotland in 1968, 1969 and 1970 were 718, 237 and 293 respectively. Since 9th June, 1970, about 1,200 redundancies in the industry in Scotland have been notified.