HC Deb 05 July 1983 vol 45 c77W
Mr. Bermingham

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list the total number of redundancies declared in the glass industries for the years 1979, 1980, 1981 and 1982; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Gummer

The numbers of redundancies involving 10 or more employees reported as due to occur in Great Britain in the glass manufacturing industry—minimum list heading 463—for the years requested are as follows:

Number
1979 1,256
1980 7,030
1981 4,755
1982 4,838