§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Secretary of State for Employment (1) how many factory closures there have been since May 1979 in (a) the North-West, (b) Merseyside, (c) Kirkby and (d) Ormskirk travel-to-work areas; and how many jobs have been lost in each area;
(2) how many factory closures are pending and how many jobs are involved in (a) the North-West, (b) Merseyside, (c) Kirkby and (d) Ormskirk travel-to-work areas;
(3) how many workers have been made redundant since May 1979 in (a) the North-West, (b) Merseyside, (c) Kirkby and (d) Ormskirk travel-to-work areas.
§ Mr. Peter MorrisonThere are no comprehensive statistics of closures or redundancies. The available information on closures and redundancies, involving ten or more employees, reported to the Manpower Services Commission as due to occur in the requested areas is given in the following table.
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Closures and redundancies reported as due to occur May 1979 to November 1981 (inclusive)* Pending, from December 1981 Redundancies Closures Closures Number of establishments Number of employees involved Number of establishments Number of employees involved North-West Region 201,337 1,136 80,489 21 1,380 Merseyside special development area 56,076 227 15,721 3 100 Kirkby employment office area 5,278 20 2,168 — — Ormskirk 2,205 12 656 — — * Including provisional figures for October and November 1981.