§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many companies in Dundee have made employees redundant since January 1981; and how many jobs have been lost as a result.
§ Mr. Alexander FletcherThere are no comprehensive statistics of redundancies. I am informed by the Manpower Services Commission that between 1 January and 30 June 1981, 28 instances of redundancy involving 10 or more224W workers were notified to it as due to occur in Dundee, with the loss of 1,685 jobs. These figures include cases resulting in closures.