HC Deb 29 April 1971 vol 816 c170W
Mr. Sillars

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many redundancies have been notified to his Department in the past two months; and if he will indicate the sources of notification, by town or area, whichever is the most administratively convenient.

Mr. Dudley Smith

Information about the numbers of redundancies notified in the past two months is not available for all areas. However, as at 31st March, 1971, the numbers recorded by my Department as due to take effect in February and March, 1971, in each of the Department's regions were as follows:

Region February March
Northern 1,250 2,850
Yorkshire and Humberside 2,450 3,700
Eastern and Southern 2,800 3,550
London and South Eastern 4,700 5,200
South Western 1,000 1,700
Wales 1,550 1,200
Midlands 4,550 7,900
North Western 4,450 7,050
Scotland 3,550 6,600