§ Mr. Pikeasked the Paymaster General if he will list the largest 20 closures or redundancies in the north-west region since 1979, giving in each instance (a) the total jobs lost, (b) the date and (c) the company name.
§ Mr. LangInformation given to the Department under the redundancy handling provisions of the Employment Protection Act is given in confidence. The publication of details of individual redundancies would require the prior approval of the employer concerned, and this could be done only at disproportionate cost.