§ Mr. Skinnerasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many people have been made redundant 105W in Derbyshire in the last 12 months (a) i>n total and (b) in the following industries: steel, textiles, furniture, construction, pottery and glass.
§ Mr. WaddingtonThere 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 requested industries in Derbyshire in 1981 are as follows:
Redundancies reported as due to occur in Derbyshire in 1981* Industry Minimum List Number of Heading redundancies Iron and steel 311–313 1,425 Textiles 411–429 525 Furniture, upholstery and bedding 472–473 164 Construction 500 397 Pottery 462 89 Glass 463 102 All Industries and Services 8,887 *Including provisional figures for November and December 1981.