§ Mr. Foulkesasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the factory closures notified in Ayrshire since May 1979.
§ Mr. Alexander FletcherComprehensive information on closures is not available. From May 1979 to date, 22 instances of redundancy involving 10 or more people and resulting in factory closure have been notified to the Manpower Services Commision as having taken place Ayrshire. Information on closures and 445W redundancies is given to the Manpower Services Commission in confidence and the names of companies cannot therefore be divulged.