§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many redundancies in Scotland and Great Britain, respectively, have been notified to his Department during the past 10 weeks.
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§ Mr. Dudley SmithNot 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 during the period 8th November, 1971, to 14th January, 1972, 231W inclusive, 7,200 redundancies were notified in Scotland and 40,800 in Great Britain.
§ Mr. Gwynoro Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list the main industrial occupation groups affected by the redundancies announced in Wales in 1971 giving the figures in each case.
§ Mr. BryanThis information is not available in the form requested and can only be obtained at a disproportionate cost to public funds. However, the numbers of redundancies recorded as taking effect in Wales during 1971 for each of the main industrial groups are:
Iron and Steel 2,900 Other Metal Manufacture 1,500 Mechanical Engineering 1,950 Electrical Engineering 1,250 Other Metal Goods 1,350 Chemicals and Allied Industries 740 Textiles 910 Aerospace Equipment 660 Other Manufacturing 3,250 Coalmining 110 Construction 570 Other Industries and Services 1,070 Total 16,250 NOTE.—Since the figures have been rounded independently, the total does not equal the sum of the components.