HC Deb 02 March 1976 vol 906 cc576-7W
54. Mr. Pavitt

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list in the Official Report the names of the factories, plants or offices which have closed together with the numbers of employees made redundant and the names of those where redundancies have taken place, together with the number of redundancies where total closure has not taken place since January 1971 in the areas served by the Willesden office of his Department; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. John Fraser

I am informed by the Manpower Services Commission that this information is not available in the form requested. However, the number of redundancy notifications received, and the numbers of people affected, for each year since 1971 in the area served by the Willesden office of the Employment Service Agency, is a follows:

Year— Redundancy Notifications Received Workpeople affected
1971 33 2,272
1972 30 2,319
1973 11 662
1974 21 879
1975 30 2,890
1976* 8 435
133 9,457
* Up to 31st January.

Redundancies resulting from closures, which are included in the above figures, are given separately below. This information is not available for 1971.

Year Closures Workpeople affected
1972 7 663
1973 10 592
1974 7 202
1975 10 1,997
1976* 6 368
40 3,822
* Up to 31st January.

Mr. Pavitt

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list in the Official Report the names of the factories, plants or offices which have closed together with the numbers of employees made redundant and the names of those where redundancies have taken place, together with the number of redundancies where total closure has not taken place since January 1971 in the area served by the Wembley office of his Department; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. John Fraser

I am informed by the Manpower Services Commission that this information is not available in the form requested. However, the number of redundancy notifications received, and the numbers of people affected, for each year since 1971 in the area served by the Wembley office of the Employment Service Agency, is as follows:

Redundancy Notifications Received Workpeople affected
Year
1971 6 646
1972 6 737
1973 1 69
1974 4 618
1975 6 340
1976* 3 109
26 2,519
* Up to 31st January.

Redundancies resulting from closures, which are included in the above figures, are given separately below. This information is not available for 1971.

Closures Workpeople affected
Year
1972 2 556
1973 1 69
1974 2 151
1975 2 82
1976* Nil Nil
7 858
* Up to 31st January.

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