§ 67. Mr. Rossasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list for each of the exchange areas in Ayrshire the employers who have intimated to his Department closures and redundancies in the last three months, giving in each case the number of male and female workers involved and the effective date of the closure or redundancy.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithInformation supplied by individual employers is usually provided for official use only and I would not feel justified in publishing it. During 209W the three months to 19th February, 1971 my Department was notified of redundancies in Ayrshire affecting 995 workers of whom 740 were men and 255 women. Following is an analysis of these figures by Employment Exchange areas:
Exchange area Men Women Total Kilburnie … — — — Irvine … 127 78 205 Dalry … — — — Kilwinning … — — — Saltcoats … 60 — 60 Ayr … 188 90 278 Troon … — — — Cumnock … 22 8 30 Kilmarnock … 342 56 398 Newmilns … — — — Largs … — — — Girvan … 1 23 24 Rothesay … — — — TOTAL … 740 255 995