§ Mr. Strawasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will publish in the Official Report a table giving (a) the average total numbers employed and (b) the total number of redundancies declared in the royal ordnance factory, Blackburn, for each of the years 1973 to 1982 inclusive.
§ Mr. Pattie
Royal ordnance factory, Blackburn Numbers employed and redundancies declared 1973–82 inclusive Year Numbers employed at 1 April Redundancies declared in calendar year 1973 2,304 — 1974 2,213 — 1975 2,274 13 1976 2,465 — 1977 2,612 — 1978 2,449 — 1979 2,532 — 1980 2,642 — 1981 2,535 336 1982 2,275 132 Footnote
For the purpose of this report, part-time employees have been counted on the same basis as those working full-time.
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§ Mr. Strawasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list in the Official Report the average total numbers of persons employed and the total numbers of redundancies declared by the royal ordnance factories for each of the years 1973 to 1982 inclusive.
§ Mr. Pattie
Royal Ordnance Factories Numbers Employed and Redundancies Declared 1973–1982 inclusive Year Numbers employed at 1 April Redundancies declared in calendar year 1973 18,754 Nil 1974 18,519 Nil 1975 19,235 13 1976 21,888 Nil 1977 22,986 Nil 1978 23,073 Nil 1979 23,190 509 1980 21,963 122 1981 20,932 1,018 1982 19,544 461 Footnote:
For the purpose of this report, part-time employees have been counted on the same basis as those working full-time.