§ Mr. Rowlandsasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many redundancies in Wales were notified to his Department in March; how many have been notified in the 12 months 31 March 1979 to 31 March in the current year; and how this compares with the figures for the years 1976–77, 1977–78 and 1978–79.
§ Mr. Jim LesterThe number of proposed redundancies in Wales, which have been notified to my Department under the redundancy handling provisions of the Employment Protection Act 1975, for the periods requested is as follows:
Employees Establishments March 1980 6,948 102 During March 2,660 redundancies at 39 establishments were formally withdrawn.
Employees Establishments 1 April 1979 to 31 March 1980 60,601 723 During the period 9,374 redundancies at 169 were formally withdrawn.
Employees Establishments 1 April 1976 to 31 March 1977 36,838 668 During the period 11,398 redundancies at 191 establishments were formally withdrawn.
Employees Establishments 1 April 1977 to 31 March 1978 38,135 756 During the period 14,407 redundancies at 266 establishments were formally withdrawn.
Employees Establishments 1 April 1978 to 31 March 1979 28,606 548 During the period 9,528 redundancies at 193 establishments were formally withdrawn.
I am informed by the Manpower Services Commission that the number of redundancies notified to it as likely to have occurred for the periods requested is as follows:
Employees March 1980 1,502* 1 April 1979 to 31 March 1980 12,667* 1 April 1976 to 31 March 1977 9,561 1 April 1977 to 31 March 1978 10,687 1 April 1978 to 31 March 1979 19, 870 * Figures are provisional to take account of late notification.