HC Deb 12 June 1978 vol 951 cc365-6W
Mr. Henderson

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what factory closures have been notified for the remainder of 1978 in the Scottish textile industry.

Mr. Golding

Notifications of proposed redundancies made in accordance with the requirements of Section 100 of the Employment Protection Act 1975 indicate that 12 establishments may be closed during the remainder of this year.

Mr. Peter Morrison

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many people under the age of 21 years were registered as unemployed in Merseyside, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Cheshire and Cumbria in July 1970 and in each July since then.

Mr. Golding

Age analyses of the unemployed which identify those under 20 years—but not those under 21 years—are available for counties from July 1976 and could be compiled for earlier years only at disproportionate cost.

Following is the information available of the numbers aged under 20 years registered as unemployed at employment offices and careers offices:

Mr. Golding

My Department's employment statistics are analysed according to the Minimum List Headings of the Standard Industrial Classification which does not separately identify defence-related industries. The table below, however, gives employment information for certain industries whose products are used in defence. The figures relate to June 1974 and June 1976, the latest date for which they are available for counties.

Other notifications of closures during 1978 may yet be made and notifications already made may be withdrawn.