HC Deb 16 December 1974 vol 883 cc321-2W
Mr. Sillars

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish a table showing the number of redundancies in Scotland as notified to his Department in each of the past 12 months.

Mr. Harold Walker

I am informed by the Manpower Services Commission that the information is as follows:

Month Redundancies recorded as due to occur
December 1973 870
January 1974 890
February 1974 540
March 1974 2,760
April 1974 720
May 1974 480
June 1974 540
July 1974 1,590
August 1974 2,020
September 1974 1,300
*October 1974 1,750
*November 1974 1,770
*Because of late notifications and amendments the final figures are not yet known.