§ Mr. O'Halloranasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will make a statement on the number of people who have been made redundant in the building industry over the past 12 months.
§ Mr. Chichester-ClarkRedundancies involving 8,260 workpeople were recorded by my Department as due to occur in the building industry during the period 1st June, 1971, to 31st May, 1972; which is 43 per cent. of the figure for the corresponding period in 1971.