§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT figures showing the number of redundancies by planning region, notified to his Department in each of the past 12 months.
§ Mr. John FraserFollowing is the information:
§ Mr. John FraserThis information is not available in the form requested and can only be obtained by a disproportionate charge on public funds. However, 2,364 of the 2,451 workers who were made redundant at Irlam have received counselling interviews by officers of my 543W Department, and an analysis of their place of residence by travel to work area is as follows:
Travel to Work Area Numbers Counselled Percentage Manchester* 1,819 76.95 Leigh 113 4.78 Warrington 201 8.50 Bolton 6 0.25 Wigan and Chorley 220 9.31 Others 5 0.21 2,364 100.00 * Of this figure 1,176 or 49.74 per cent, reside at Irlam within my hon. Friend's constituency.