§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish information on the number of companies in Dundee which (a) have closed down and (b) announced redundancies since the beginning of the year; and in each case how many jobs have been lost.
§ Mr. Alexander FletcherComprehensive statistics of redundancies and closures are not available. However, between 1 January and 31 July 1982, seven instances of redundancy involving 10 or more people and known to have resulted in closure were notified to the Manpower Services Commission as due to occur in Dundee with the loss of 255 jobs. In the same period a further 25 instances of redundancy have been notified involving 712 jobs.