Redundancies (Hansard, 27 March 1984)

HC Deb 27 March 1984 vol 57 cc139-40W 140W

§ Rev. William McCrea
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many redundancies have been registered in Scotland in each of the last five years.

§ Mr. Allan Stewart
The information is set out in the following table:

Confirmed redundancies^* in Scotland

Number

1979 33,014

1980 57,240

1981 59,039

1982 48,944

1983 †36,273

^* The information is in respect of redundancies involving 10 or more workers notified to the Manpower Services Commission office for Scotland as due to occur in each year shown.

† Figures for December 1983 are provisional.

Confirmed redundancies^* in Scotland
	Number
1979	33,014
1980	57,240
1981	59,039
1982	48,944
1983	†36,273
^* The information is in respect of redundancies involving 10 or more workers notified to the Manpower Services Commission office for Scotland as due to occur in each year shown.
† Figures for December 1983 are provisional.