§ Rev. Ian Paisleyasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many redundancies have been declared in Northern Ireland in each of the last four years for which figures are available; and if he will publish figures industry by industry.
§ Mr. Adam ButlerThe following redundancies have been declared in Northern Ireland during the last four calendar years:
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1979 1980 1981 1982 i Agriculture, forestry and fishing 71 105 193 113 ii Mining and quarrying — 64 319 63 iii Food, drink and tobacco 736 1,108 1,444 1,439 iv Coal and petroleum products 13 9 10 2 v Chemical and allied industries 32 256 95 175 vi Metal manufacture 72 242 97 69
1979 1980 1981 1982 vii Mechanical engineering 144 578 1,394 1,517 viii Instrument engineering 14 84 18 30 ix Electrical engineering 658 309 1,642 349 x Shipbuilding and marine engineering 685 494 131 588 xi Vehicles 60 366 193 2,126 xii Metal goods not elsewhere specified 69 69 106 203 xiii Textiles 1,457 3,633 4,016 3,185 xiv Leather, leather goods and fur 42 33 76 63 xv Clothing and footwear 55 1,503 1,834 1,385 xvi Bricks, pottery, glass, cement, etc. 743 284 561 390 xvii Timber, furniture, etc. 91 144 291 216 xviii Paper, printing and publishing 48 211 299 169 xix Other manufacturing industries 245 190 261 297 iii-xix All manufacturing industries 5,164 9,513 12,468 12,203 xx Construction 1,339 2,635 4,297 1,676 xxi Gas, electricity and water 205 82 181 188 xxii Transport and communication 121 299 880 429 xxiii Distributive trades 1,159 1,206 1,751 1,718 xxiv Insurance, banking, finance, etc. 58 115 196 122 xxv Professional and scientific services 121 183 823 303 xxvi Miscellaneous services 375 650 1,151 766 xxvii Public administration and defence 162 91 1,239 406 TOTAL 8,775 14,943 23,498 17,987