§ Mr. Allen McKayasked the Paymaster General what information he has on the number and type of factory and workshop closures and the number of work people involved losing their jobs, during each year from 1974 by industrial category (a) nationally, (b) in the Yorkshire and Humberside region and (c) in Barnsley metropolitan council area.
§ Mr. LeeNational information is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost. The available information is as follows:
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Workplace closures Industry division 1984 1985 1986 Yorkshire and Humberside 1. Energy and water 4 28 16 2. Extraction of minerals 12 16 7 3. Metal goods, etc. 40 25 36 4. Other manufacturers 44 36 54 5. Construction 11 17 13
Industry division 1984 1985 1986 7. Transport and communications 13 5 12 Total 124 127 138 Barnsley Metropolitan District 1 1. Energy and water — — — 2. Extraction of minerals — — — 3. Metal goods, etc. — — — 4. Other manufacturers — 5 — 5. Construction — — — 7. Transport and communications — — — Total 3 11 6 1 A detailed breakdown by industry is not given because it might reveal information provided in confidence by individual employers.
Redundancies associated with closures Industry division 1984 1985 1986 Yorkshire and Humberside 1. Energy and water 53 1,294 689 2. Extraction of minerals 1,252 659 343 3. Metal goods, etc. 3,884 768 2,042 4. Other manufacturers 2,166 1,763 1,894 5. Construction 314 998 428 7. Transport and communications 375 118 380 Total 8,044 5,600 5,776 Barnsley Metropolitan District1 1. Energy and water — — — 2. Extraction of minerals — — — 3. Metal goods, etc. — — — 4. Other manufacturers — 259 — 5. Construction — — — 7. Transport and communications — — — Total 40 876 223 1 A detailed breakdown by industry is not given because it might reveal information provided in confidence by individual employers.