HC Deb 20 November 1985 vol 87 c180W
Mr. Austin Mitchell

asked the Paymaster-General if he will give the figures for the number of redundancies notified in Great Grimsby for each year from 1979 to 1984.

Mr. Alan Clark

The available information relating to confirmed redundancies is given in the table.

Redundancies* confirmed as due to occur in the Grimsby Jobcentre Area† from 1979 to 1984
Number
1979 Nil
1980 1,005
1981 1,886
1982 880
1983 1,436
1984 1,081

Notes:

* Confirmed by the Manpower Services Commission as due to occur and based on notifications of impending redundancies involving ten or more workers.

† Grimsby jobcentre area is the best available fit for Great Grimsby.