§ Mr. Wilsonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the total number of notified redundancies in Dundee in (a) 1982, (b) 1983 and (c) 1984 to date.
§ Mr. Allan StewartThere are no comprehensive statistics held on redundancies. The following table shows the number of redundancies affecting 10 or more people notified to the Manpower Services Commission in the Dundee jobcentre area during the period 1 January 1982 to 31 October 1984.
Number of redundancies 1982 2,087 1983 4,347 1984 to 31 October 1,356
§ Mr. Wilsonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many firms in Dundee notified their closure to the Manpower Services Commission in (a) 1982, (b) 1983 and (c) 1984 to date; and, in each year, what was the number of redundancies incurred by the closures.
§ Mr. Allan StewartThere are no comprehensive statistics held on redundancies. The following table shows for the Dundee jobcentre area the number of redundancies as a result of closure, and the number of establishments closed, affecting 10 or more workers, as notified to the Manpower Service Commission between 1 January 1982 and 31 October 1984.
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Number of closures Number of redundancies 1982 12 699 1983 15 625 1984 (to 31 October) 12 344