§ Mr. Knoxasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many redundancies were notified to his Department in each economic planning region in each month during the past five years.
§ Mr. GoldingI am informed by the Manpower Services Commission that the number of redundancies notified to local offices of the Employment Service Agency as due to occur in each economic planning region in each month during the past five years is as follows:
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1975 Area January February March April May June Scotland … … 3,810 2,753 3,231 1,468 2,421 3,996 London and South East … … 6,295 5,032 5,508 3,639 7,340 6,159 Wales … … 1,862 1,187 871 1,452 1,229 863 South West … … 2,614 1,037 1,017 714 2,030 1,056 West Midlands … … 4,563 2,806 2,281 1,565 5,150 4,657 Northern … … 915 1,107 872 1,843 1,678 1,743 North West … … 2,691 3,254 3,118 3,748 1,938 2,559 Yorkshire and Humberside … 2,527 3,671 1,420 1,124 1,778 774 East Midlands … … 1,681 2,528 1,000 615 1,254 870 East Anglia … … 1,235 733 506 192 525 701 1975 Area July August September October November December Scotland … … 2,396 2,154 1,644 2,975 2,473 1,168 London and South East … … 5,311 4,874 4,020 4,883 4,476 5,061 Wales … … 1,961 1,415 1,183 910 1,403 963 South West … … 650 904 1,319 1,284 1,044 1,344 West Midlands … … 3,125 2,057 3,355 1,611 1,586 1,734 Northern … … 1,836 862 997 1369 986 935 North West … … 2,387 2,306 2,500 3,429 2,923 1,517 Yorkshire and Humberside … 1,938 3,031 1,919 2,429 1,624 1,747 East Midlands … … 1,341 932 760 1,660 634 991 East Anglia … … 326 312 537 493 355 344 1976 Area January February March April May June Scotland … … 1,854 3,858 1,976 2,197 1,688 1,292 London and South East … … 4,148 4,330 4,891 3,625 2,378 2,550 Wales … … 643 694 1044 912 887 483 South West … … 1,497 446 716 867 1,004 602 West Midlands … … 5,998 1,320 1,602 1,417 955 477 Northern … … 1,900 1,766 1,930 1,104 1,202 2,714 North West … … 3,479 2,074 2,156 1,467 945 2,458 Yorkshire and Humberside … 2,696 1,181 2,318 1,685 912 704 East Midlands … … 589 1,160 692 517 577 800 East Anglia … … 139 276 224 414 366 214 1976 Area July August September October November December Scotland … … 2,181 1,280 778 1,272 1,381 1,872 London and South East … … 3,222 1,789 1,424 3,025 2,121 2,882 Wales … … 449 497 303 1,010 487 986 South West … … 886 742 1,104 3,528 994 720 West Midlands … … 880 217 187 887 960 453 Northern … … 1,320 544 566 996 781 1,551 North West … … 2,432 2,579 1,421 2,984 1,844 3,404 Yorkshire and Humberside … 1,137 1,151 714 1,089 293 512 East Midlands … … 1,017 279 534 637 597 596 East Anglia … … 542 212 2,861 342 224 250 1977 Area January February March April May June Scotland … … 2,247 1,381 1,455 3,410 2,865 3,276 London and South East … … 1,716 1,449 2,360 3,249 1,346 1,824 Wales … … 1,508 1,216 723 856 1,573 622 South West … … 1,028 650 937 569 1,039 602 West Midlands … … 713 717 441 277 399 245 Northern … … 2,039 734 1,830 1,094 2,090 2,018 North West … … 3,378 1,604 2,360 2,873 2,579 3,117 Yorkshire and Humberside … 1,908 332 1,105 1,735 1,227 436 East Midlands … … 476 465 834 717 284 366 East Anglian … … 820 91 199 108 108 107 1977 Area July August September October November December Scotland … … 3,822 2,207 1,863 3,196 2,505* 1,394* London and South East … … 2,624 1,670 2,577 2,398 1,175* 1,572* Wales … … 726 647 896 1,278 993* 540* South West … … 1,040 613 1,024 3,278 907* 856* West Midlands … … 840 242 531 696 763* 236* Northern … … 1,017 1,217 1,590 2,131 1,479* 2,568* North West … … 2,804 3,030 2,936 2,881 1,827* 1,883* Yorkshire and Humberside … 1,027 1,392 839 1,107 759* 609* East Midlands … … 477 530 260 520 221* 364* East Anglia … … 269 333 370 151 197* 86* * These figures are provisional.