§ Mr. Hendersonasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many redundancies have been notified to his Department during each of the last six months in Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland, respectively.
§ Mr. GoldingI am informed by the Manpower Services Commission that redundancies voluntarily notified by employers to the Employment Service Agency between 1st November 1975 and 6th March 1976 were as follows:
Scotland England Wales November 1975 3,270 18,070 1,160 December 1975 810 14,610 400 January 1976 3,550 21,910 680 February 1976 2,750 20,260 770 1st-6th March 1976 990 5,120 560 Since 8th March 1976 proposed redundancies notified under Section 100 359W of the Employment Protection Act 1975 up to 30th April 1976 were as follows:
Scotland England Wales 8th–31st March 1976 3,304 31,430 3,143 April 1976 8,920 41,932 4,548 Comparable information is not available from Northern Ireland.