§ Mr. Barry Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Wales how many redundancies have been announced in Wales in each year from 1979–80 to 1983–84; and how many have been declared since April 1984.
§ Mr. Nicholas EdwardsI am informed by the Manpower Services Commission that the number of notified redundancies in Wales in the years concerned was as follows:
Numbers 1979 11,663 1980 45,215 1981 36,432 1982 24,647 1983 16,041 *1984 8,666 * Up to September. Between April 1984 and September 1984 the figure was 5,635.