§ Mr. Alexander Wilsonasked the Secretary of State for Employment what the unemployment figures are for the Hamilton, Blantyre and Larkhall Exchanges, for men, women, boys and girls, respectively, as at August, 1970, and for each category in December, 1971.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithFollowing is the information:
§ Mr. BryanNot all redundancies are notified to my Department and it is not the practice to keep a record of every minor redundancy. However, our records show that, including those arising from 97W closures, redundancies involving some 27,270 workpeople in Wales were notified to my Department between 1st July, 1970, and 21st January, 1972.
§ Mr. McBrideasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many workers have been rendered unemployed as a result of industrial closures in Wales in the period 1st July, 1970, to 14th January, 1972.
§ Mr. McBrideasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many industrial firms notified him of their closure in Wales in the period 1st July, 1970, to 14th January, 1972; and what were the types of industry lost to Wales.
§ Mr. BryanNot all closures are notified to my Department and it is not the practice to keep records of every minor closure. However, our records show that 76 closures of establishments in the manufacturing industry; and in the mining and quarrying, construction, gas, electricity and water industries were notified to my Department in Wales during the period 1st July, 1970, to 14th January, 1972. A detailed breakdown is given below:
CLOSURES NOTIFIED IN WALES BETWEEN 1ST JULY, 1970 AND 14TH JANUARY, 1972 1. Manufacturing Industry Industry Number of Establishments Food, drink and tobacco 6 Metal manufacture 11 Mechanical engineering 10 Electrical engineering 5 Instrument engineering 1 Motor vehicle manufacture 2 Other metal goods 5 Textiles 2 Clothing and footwear 7 Bricks, pottery etc. 9 Timber, Furniture etc. 6 Other manufacturing industries 5 69 2. Mining and Quarrying 2 3. Construction 1 4. Gas, Electricity and Water 4 GRAND TOTAL 76