§ Mr. Parkasked the Secretary of State for Employment what were the numbers of workers involved in redundancies in the recorded closures of manufacturing industrial establishments for the last six months.
§ Mr. MayhewI regret that the information as requested is not available. However, the following table sets out the total number of redundancies where closure of the establishment is involved—excluding the construction industry—notified to the Secretary of State in the last six months, in accordance with the provisions of section 100 of the Employment Protection Act 1975.
December 1978 9,033 January 1979 15,425 February 1979 16,213 March 1979 21,124 April 1979 12,048 May 1979 10,722
§ Mr. Parkasked the Secretary of State for Employment what were the numbers of employees in manufacturing industries for the latest month for which statistics are available, nationally and regionally.
§ Mr. Jim LesterThe following table gives provisional estimates of the numbers of employees in employment in manufacturing industries at March 1979, the latest date for which this information is available.
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Thousands South-East and East Anglia* 2,058 South-West 439 West Midlands 979 East Midlands 592 Yorkshire and Humberside 704 North-West 981 North 430 Wales 303 Scotland 603 Great Britain 7,089 Manufacturing industries are defined as Orders III-XIX of the Standard Industrial Classification (1968). *Estimates are not available for the South-East and East Anglia regions separately.
§ Mr. Parkasked the Secretary of State for Employment at the nearest convenient date, how many persons engaged in manufacturing industries were on short-time working.
§ Mr. Jim LesterDuring the week ended 10 March, 38,800 operatives in manufacturing industries in Great Britain were on short-time working either for the whole or for part of the week.
§ Mr. Parkasked the Secretary of State for Employment what percentage of manufacturing establishments had disputes for the latest period for which statistics are available, nationally and regionally.
§ Mr. MayhewThe percentage is not now calculated because of the difficulty in ensuring total recording of all stoppages, particularly those of very short duration.
However, available information suggests that the proportion of manufacturing establishments having strikes has been comparatively small and that the great majority of businesses are practically unaffected by industrial stoppages involving a significant loss of working days. This information was published in "Strikes in Britain", DE Manpower Paper No. 15 (HMSO 1978) and the Department of Employment Gazette, January 1978.
§ Mr. Parkasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many days were lost due to disputes in manufacturing industries for the latest period for which statistics are available, nationally and regionally.
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§ Mr. MayhewFollowing is the information for the year 1977.
DAYS LOST IN MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES Regional analysis (thousands) 1977 1978 South-East 1,272 .. East Anglia 127 .. South-West 219 .. West Midlands 1,971 .. East Midlands 449 .. Yorkshire and Humber side 581 .. North-West 1,597 .. North 517 .. Wales 526 .. Scotland 697 .. Northern Ireland 104 .. United Kingdom 8,057 7,692* *A regional breakdown for 1978 will be included in the annual figures to be published in the Department of Employment Gazette on 26 July 1979.