§ Mr. Winnickasked the Secretary of State for Employment (1) what were the numbers of closures which were notified to his Department in the West Midlands region in the 12 months following May 1979;
(2) what is the total number registered as unemployed in the West Midlands region ; and how many have been unemployed for longer than three months, six months and nine months, respectively.
(3) how many of those unemployed in the West Midlands area are under 21 years; and how many have been unemployed for longer than three months, six months, nine months and one year, respectively ;
(4) how many redundancies were notified to his Department for the West Midlands region in the 12 months following May 1979.
§ Mr. Jim LesterI shall reply to the hon. Member as soon as possible.