§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many companies have ceased operations in Dundee each year since May 1979; how many jobs have been lost; how many firms have notified intended redundancies; and how many jobs are involved.
§ Mr. Allan Stewart[pursuant to his reply, 14 November 1985, c. 256]: There are no comprehensive statistics on redundancies and closures. The table below gives information on the number of redundancies and closures affecting 10 or more workers notified to the Manpower Services Commission as due to occur in the Dundee jobcentre area during the period May 1979 to 332W September 1985. During the same period, 380 advance notifications of redundancy were received, involving 22,165 redundancies.
Confirmed redundancies and closures in the Dundee jobcentre area from May 1979 to September 1985 *Total number of redundant workers Number of firms which have closed May-December 1979 523 3 1980 3,938 11 1981 2,956 14 1982 2,087 12 1983 4,347 15 1984 2,034 13 January-July 1985† 291 3 August-September 1985‡ 70 0 Total 16,246 71 * Including those occurring as a result of closure. † Final. ‡ Provisional.