HC Deb 13 December 1976 vol 922 c565W
Mr. Sillars

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what are the total number of notifications of redundancy given to his Department by firms or public

REDUNDANCIES NOTIFIED AS DUE TO OCCUR IN SCOTLAND DURING THE PERIOD 1ST DECEMBER 1975–30TH NOVEMBER 1976
Order No.
I Agriculture, forestry, fishing 23
II Mining and quarrying 248
III Food, drink and tobacco 1,394
IV Coal and petroleum products
V Chemicals and allied industries
VI Metal manufacture 1,348
VII Mechanical engineering 2,152
VIII Instrument engineering 204
IX Electrical engineering 1,630
X Shipbuilding, marine engineering 914
XI Vehicles 1,864
XII Metal goods not elsewhere specified 189
XIII Textiles 1,473
XIV Leather, leather goods and fur 66
XV Clothing and footwear 1,224
XVI Bricks, pottery, glass, cement etc. 679
XVII Timber, furniture, etc. 300
XVIII Paper, printing and publishing 435
XIX Other manufacturing industries 245
XX Construction 4,095
XXI Gas, electricity and water
XXII Transport and communication 648
XXIII Distributive trades 683
XXIV Insurance, banking, finance and business services 417
XXV Professional and scientific services 44
XXVI Miscellaneous services 356
XXVII Public administration and defence 70
TOTAL *20,701
*This figure is provisional, as there may be some adjustment because of late notifications.

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