Mr. Tom Ellisasked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) if he will assess the extra work load on his Department's local office at Wrexham as a result of the laying off of 300 employees by Brymbo steel works;
(2) what is the proportion of the hours worked on average by staff at his Department's local office at Wrexham represented by overtime working; and if he will assess how this will be affected by the extra work load caused by the laying off of 300 employees by Brymbo steel works.
§ Mr. Newton:I understand that the number of redundancies which will occur at the Brymbo Steel Works is still under negotiation. The eventual effect on Wrexham ILO cannot be estimated because it is impossible to forecast how many of those made redundant will have entitlement to social security benefits. Overtime was worked at the Wrexham ILO in the weeks ending 12 and 19 October when it represented 4 per cent. and 5 per cent. respectively of all time worked.