HC Deb 03 March 1971 vol 812 c475W
Mr. Gwynoro Jones

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many people were made redundant in Wales in January, 1971; how this compares with January, 1970; and what is the figure to date for February, 1971.

Mr. Dudley Smith

As all redundancies are not notified to my Department our information is not comprehensive. However, the following numbers of people were notified as due to become redundant in Wales in the periods mentioned:

January, 1970 … … … 623
January, 1971 … … … 1,177
1st–26th February, 1971 … … 1,302