§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many redundancies he has been notified of under section 100 of the Employment Protection Act in Dundee in each month since May 1979; and how many establishments were involved.
§ Mr. Jim LesterThe number of proposed redundancies in Dundee which have been notified to my Department under the redundancy handling provisions of the Employment Protection Act 1975, for each month since 1 May 1979 is as follows:
Employees Establishments 1979— May — — June 37 1 July 173 4 August 138 4 September 137 4 October 840 6 November 268 8 December 424 5 1980— January 182 5 February 274 8 March 62 3 April 322 6 Total 2,857 54 During the same period 428 redundancies at 11 establishments were formally withdrawn. There is however no legal 8W requirement for employers to notify the Secretary of State when proposed redundancies do not take place.
I am informed by the Manpower Services Commission that the number of redundancies notified to it as likely to have occurred since 1 May 1979 is as follows:
Employees 1979— May 29 June 63 July 59 August 77 September 127 October 38 November 43 December 87 1980— January 230 February 109 March 346* April 164* Total 1,372 * Provisional figures. Thirty separate establishments were involved.