§ Mr.Donald Stewartasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will give the figures for notified redundancies under section 100 of the Employment Protection Act 1975 in Scotland for the months of January and February 1983 and for March and April 1984.
§ Mr.GummerThe number of proposed redundancies in Scotland notified to my Department under section 100 of the Employment Protection Act 1975 in the months specified is as follows:
Establishments Employees 1983 January 119 9,722 February 126 7,034 1984 March 84 3,639 April 67 3,772 These figures are for redundancies involving 10 or more employees.
Some notified redundancies do not in fact take place because of changes in circumstances during the advance warning period: there is no statutory requirement to notify subsequent withdrawals.