§ Mr. Boyesasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many firms have announced redundancies in each year since 1979 (a) in the north east and (b) in Houghton and Washington; and how many were made redundant on each occasion.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkThe information requested is given in the following table:
§ Mr. Alan ClarkThe information requested is given in the following table.
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Redundancies confirmed as due to occur* 1979–1984 (a) Wirral local authority area (b) Birkenhead jobcentre area Year Number of occasions† Redundancies involved Number of occasions† Redundancies involved 1979 31 1,926 21 1,499 1980 37 2,123 15 883 1981 48 2,667 22 849 1982 38 2,089 20 565 1983 27 1,554 11 888 1984 January and February 8‡ 1,044 2 468 Notes:
* Redundancies involving fewer than 10 employees are excluded.
† Firms which have made redundancies on more than one occasion during the period are counted more than once.
‡Provisional figures.
§ Mr. Frank Fieldasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will update the answer given to the hon. Member for Birkenhead on 14 November 1983, Official Report, column 315–16 on redundancies and closures in Birkenhead and Merseyside.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkThe information requested is given in the following table:
Closures and redundancies confirmed as due to occur* 1 May 1983 to 29 February 1984* Birkenhead travel-to-work area Merseyside special development area Closures: number of establishments 16 64 Redundancies involved in closures 1,476 4,038 All confirmed redundancies 3,208 12,057 Notes:
* Closures and redundancies involving fewer than 10 employees are excluded.
† Includes provisional figures for January and February 1984.