§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the total number of redundancies notified to his Department in each of the past 16 months in the United Kingdom and in Scotland.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithFigures for the United Kingdom are not available and records of figures for Great Britain are not generally maintained by month of notification. However, the numbers of redundancies recorded as being due to occur in each of the past 16 months in Great Britain and Scotland are as follows:
Month Number Redundant in Great Britain Number Redundant in Scotland July, 1970 17,600 2,400 August, 1970 15,500 2,900 September, 1970 18,200 3,700 October, 1970 20,800 4,300 November, 1970 21,000 3,900 December, 1970 18,600 2,900 January, 1971 27,600 4,100 February, 1971 26,300 3,600 March, 1971 43,500 7,200 April, 1971 33,900 3,300 May, 1971 32,700 3,000 June, 1971 22,300 3,400 July, 1971 29,100 3,600 August, 1971 20,400 2,300 September, 1971 22,400* 3,200* October, 1971 29,200* 3,200* * Provisional.