§ Mr. Craigenasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will update the redundancy statistics for Great Britain as a whole and Scotland in particular which he gave in a written answer on 29 October, Official Report, c. 403, to the hon. Member for Glasgow, Maryhill, up to the latest available date.
§ Mr. Jim LesterWith reference to my earlier answer, the number of proposed redundancies which have been notified to my Department in the period May-October 1979 is as follows:
Great Britain Scotland 258,671 41,071 (4,158 Establishments) (512 Establishments) During the same period the total number of proposed redundancies which have been formally withdrawn is as follows:
Great Britain Scotland 60,538 9,155 (754 Establishments) (99 Establishments) The provisions do not apply to Northern Ireland.