§ Mr. Hooleyasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will arrange for employment offices to notify the local authority of redundancies involving 20 or more workers by sending a copy of the form HR1 or by other means, subject to the agreement of the employer concerned.
§ Mr. Peter MorrisonUnder the present arrangements, the regional redundancy notification officer copies notifications involving 100 or more employees to the relevant local authorities, provided the employer's agreement has been obtained. I am satisfied that this procedure is working well and is the most that can be done in the circumstances.