§ 32. Mr. Dickensasked the Secretary of State for Employment what are the latest comparative figures between those made redundant in the public sector and those made redundant in the private sector, since May 1979.
§ Mr. Peter MorrisonI regret that the information is not available except at disproportionate cost. The Manpower Services Commission collects statistics of redundancies, involving 10 or more employees, reported to it as due to occur; but although these figures are classified according to type of industry or service, they do not enable an accurate apportionment of redundancies in the public and private sectors.