§ Mr. Freesonasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many firms have announced redundancies in each year since 1979 (a) in Greater London and (b) in the London borough of Brent; and how many were made redundant on each occasion.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkThe information requested is given in the following table.
Redundancies confirmed as due to occur* 1979 to 1984 Greater London London Borough of Brent† Number of occasions‡ Redundancies involved Number of occasions‡ Redundancies involved 1979 234 15,179 9 1,048 1980 567 33,951 10 1,127 1981 1,117 54,998 49 2,002 1982 772 49,393 35 2,612 1983 462 34,018 32 2,478 1984║ 73 2,733 3 369 * Redundancies involving fewer than ten employees are excluded. † These figures cover Wembley, Kilburn and Willesden Jobcentre Areas. ‡ Firms which have made redundancies on more than one occasion during the period are included more than once. ║ Provisional figures.