§ Mr. Deakinsasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many redundancies there have been in the London borough of Waltham Forest since 1 January 1980 and 1981, respectively; and what have been the comparable figures since 1977.
§ Mr. Peter MorrisonThere are no comprehensive statistics of redundancies. The numbers of redundancies involving 10 or more employees reported to the Manpower Services Commission as due to occur in the London borough of Waltham Forest are as follows:
Redundancies reported in the London Borough of Waltham Forest Year Redundancies over 12 months Redundancies in January and February 1977 259 24 1978 425 164 1979 754 237 1980 1,571 238 1981 .. 30* * Provisional.