§ Mr. Barry Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many workers have been made redundant since May 1979 in each of the Wrexham, Rhyl, Deeside, Chester and Ellesmere Port travel-to-work areas; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Waddington[pursuant to his reply, 11 February 1982, c. 437]: There 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 specified areas between May 1979 and January 1982 inclusive are as follows: 26W
Reduandancies reported as due to occur: May 1979 to January 1982* Travel-to-work area Number of Redundancies Wrexham 3,903 Rhyl 543 Deeside 10,304 Chester 1,601 Ellesmere Port† 7,798 Notes:
* Including provisional figures for December 1981 and January 1982.
† Ellesmere Port local office area.