§ Mr. Carter-Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Employment what representation he has received on the dangers of dry-cleaning machines in launderettes; if his Department will issue safety instructions for such establishments; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithNone, but in the early part of this year the Home Office and the Department of Employment jointly produced a code of practice on the safety of coin-operated dry-cleaning
Region Males Females Not distinguished between sexes Total Northern … … … 440 460 100 1,000 Yorkshire and Humberside … … … 520 180 — 700 South Eastern … … … 3,010 1,010 — 4,020 East Anglia … … … 380 130 — 510 South Western … … … 500 150 — 650 Wales … … … 100 5 — 110 East Midlands … … … 820 140 100 1,060 West Midlands … … … 810 60 100 970 North Western … … … 3,150 570 — 3,720 Scotland … … … 1,820 380 — 2,200 Great Britain … … … 11,550 3,085 300 14,940
§ Mr. Gwynoro Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many redundancies have been announced in the first nine months of 1972 in Wales; how many people were involved; and if he will give the figures for 1970 and 1971.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithThe information on redundancies notified to my Department in Wales is as follows:
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Period Number of redundancies notified Number of workpeople involved January-September, 1970 125 6,910 January-September, 1971 248 15,310 January-September, 1972 174 7,870 installations and I am sending the hon. Member a copy. This code is being distributed by local authorities. Only launderettes where persons are employed are subject to the Offices, Shops and Railway Premises Act, and the Robens Committee has drawn attention to the anomalous functions of establishments where there are no employees.