§ Mr. Rowlandsasked the Secretary of State for Employment what has been the number of redundancies in Wales notified to his Department for each month since 1 May 1979.
§ Mr. Jim LesterThe number of proposed redundancies in Wales, which have been notified to my Department under the214W Was met and 1979–80 must, of necessity, be subject to some broad assumptions, but I hope my hon. Friend may none the less find them of interest:
redundancy handling provisions of the Employment Protection Act 1975, for each month since 1 May 1979 was as follows:
Employees Establishments May 1979 1,236 39 June 4,051 45 July 2,960 47 August 3,107 33 September 2,419 40 October 4,007 66 November 10,108 72 December 2,343 54 January 1980 13,881 85 February 7,763 98 Total 51,875 579 During the same period 6,343 redundancies at 115 establishments were formally withdrawn.
I am informed by the Manpower Services Commission that the number of redundancies notified to it as due to occur since 1 May 1979 was as follows:
Employees May 1979 702 June 661 July 905 August 520 September 1,122 October 1,261 November 1,285 December 1,444 January 1980 1,266* February 1,257* Total 10,423 * Figures are provisional to take account of late notifications.