§ Mr. Mike Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Employment what the unemployment rate would currently be in the Tyneside area if 1,600, 3,000 and 6,000 workers, respectively, at C. A. Parsons Limited were made redundant.
§ Mr. GoldingIt is not possible to make a precise estimate of the likely effect on the unemployment rate in Tyneside of such redundancies since experience of previous redundencies suggests that, in practice, a substantial proportion of those made redundant do not register as unemployed. In addition, those who do register tend to do so at the employment office nearest their home which does not necessarily lie within the employment office area or travel-to-work area within which the redundancy occurs.