§ Mr. Nicholas Brownasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what statistics he has showing the numbers of those volunteering for redundancy from the shipbuilding industry in the past two years by age group.
§ Mr. ButcherStatistics are not available in the form requested. However, the following table gives details, by age group, of British Shipbuilders employees who have been made redundant and have received benefit under the shipbuilding redundancy payments scheme in the two years ending December 1984:
Age Group Numbers Under 40 5,448 40 to 44 1,232 45 to 49 1,371 50 to 55 1,632 55 to 59 2,339 60 to 64 2,821 Total 14,843