§ Mr. Deakinsasked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the number of redundancies in the Leyton and Walthamstow area announced since January; and what were the figures for each of the last five years.
§ Mr. Jim LesterI am informed by the Manpower Services Commission that the number of workers involved in redundancies of 10 or more which have so far been confirmed as due to occur in the Leyton and Walthamstow area from January to November 1980 is 1,442.
Comparable figures are only available from 1977 and are as follows:
Employees January to November 1977 240 January to November 1978 426 January to November 1979 491