§ Mr. Craigenasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many redundancies have been notified to his Department since the beginning of May 1979 in respect of Great Britain as a whole and Scotland in particular.
§ Mr. Jim LesterThe number of proposed redundancies which have been notified to my Department under the redundancy handling provisions of the Employment Protection Act 1975 in the period May 1979-January 1980 is as follows:
Great Britain
471,645 (7,610 Establishments)Scotland
63.109 (920 Establishments)During the same period the total number of proposed redundancies which have been formally withdrawn is as follows:
Great Britain
91,376 (1,280 Establishments)Scotland
14,677 (179 Establishments)