HC Deb 15 February 1978 vol 944 c245W
Mr. Donald Stewart

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the figure of redundancies notified in Scotland in each of the last 12 months.

Mr. Golding

In accordance with Section 100 of the Employment Protection Act 1975, notified redundancies in Scotland in each of the last 12 months were as follows:

1977
February 5,353
March 5,477
April 10,483
May 5,808
June 10,601
July 6,010
August 6,577
September 4,137
October 7,202
November 7,107
December 6,223
1978
January 5,547
Total 80,525
During the same period, notifications involving 28,205 proposed dismissals were officially withdrawn.

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