HC Deb 13 December 1971 vol 828 cc31-2W
Mr. Cormack

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many skilled and unskilled men, respectively, over 50 years of age, received redundancy payments during the period June-September, 1971; how many of those men were unemployed on 1st November, 1971; and what were the corresponding figures for the West Midlands.

Mr. Dudley Smith

Claims for rebate or guarantee payments from the Redundancy Fund were approved in respect of 32,179 men aged 50 and over during the quarter ended 24th September, 1971. The corresponding figure for the West Midland planning area was 3,608. I regret that the other information requested is not available.

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