§ Mr. Thomas Coxasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what is the estimated number of takeovers that have taken place in the greater London area during each of the last five years, and the number of workers who have been affected by such takeovers.
§ Sir G. HoweI regret that this information is not available.
§ Mr. Thomas Coxasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what is 295W the estimated number of forced redundancies that have been caused by takeovers in the greater London area during the last five years.
§ Sir G. HoweNo such estimate can be made. Redundancies can come about from a wide variety of causes.