§ Mr. Robert C. Brownasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many redundancies have occurred in (a) the city of Newcastle upon Tyne, (b) Tyneside, and (c) the Northern region since May 1979.
§ Mr. Jim LesterI am informed by the Manpower Services Commission that the number of workers involved in redundancies of 10 or more so far confirmed as due to occur in the areas concerned from May 1979 to November 1980 is as follows:
Employees (a) City of Newcastle upon Tyne 3,413 (b) Tyneside 12,236 (c) Northern region 40,750