§ Mr. Cryerasked the Secretary of State for Industry how many ferrous foundries closed in 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982 and 1983 to the most recent practicable date; and how many redundancies were created as a result of these closures.
§ Mr. ButcherThe following table lists the ferrous foundries closed in 1979, 1980, 1981 and 1982. Information on redundancies created directly by these closure is not available but the overall reduction of employees in ferrous foundries given includes those due to cut-backs by other foundries which have continued in business.
Number of foundries closed Number of employees reduced by: 1979 54 6,688 1980 47 11,523 1981 51 7,994 1982 46 6,524