HC Deb 17 November 1971 vol 826 c161W
Mr. McBride

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will now provide information showing the number of redundancies declared in South Wales during the period October, 1970 to October, 1971.

Mr. Dudley Smith

Not all redundancies are notified to my Department, and it is not the practice to keep records of every minor redundancy. However, our records show that redundancies involving some 14,960 workpeople were declared by employers in South Wales during the period 1st October, 1970 to 31st October, 1971.